Hypnotist

We watched as he transformed them
They gave up their wills to absorb him
They became their own shadows
Never to remember except within dreams

We watched them express pleasure
At a profound level
At his command
Something that I'd never seen

We wear consciousness like a coat
That we take off every night
Our dreams become our realities
Then they leave us when the day arrives

Isn't it sad?
I can barely remember
But some had such value to me
And now they're faded images
Memories of memories