Are you:
[[an attractive older woman?->an attractive older woman?1]]
[[just a date?->just a date?1]]
[[my uncle?->my uncle?1]]
[[gone?]]
[[at a gathering?->at a gathering?1]]
[[a cockroach?]]
[[none of these things?]]You are on a big brown leather couch in the lodge.
You know [[what I did->just a date?2]].
You are quietly crying with your eyes open.
You are wiping your eyes.[[A picnic->at a gathering?3]] in the grass.
I boiled carrots that turned into cantaloupe.You give me some little blue pills.
I walk through the front yard.
I float naked in a pool.
[[You->an attractive older woman?2]] see me
and we say hello.You are small in my arms.
You say, come with me now.
The [[moon->Did I Dream About You?1]] is flying around the sky.
It floats down close to us and touches
the ground like paper.You are tall
blonde
German.
[[You don’t like me that much->at a gathering?4]].My mom and I are painting a woman’s house.
I tell her to toss the shoes.
She says they are [[grandma’s->gone?3]].
You are in a little case that I hand to [[my cousin->my uncle?5]].Well.
I guess it was a memory.
And not a [[dream->Did I Dream About You?]].
Sorry.I am a [[wild woman->none of these things?2]].
I stay up late drinking
and climb over rocks.I am playing trivia
to win [[a job->Sweet dreams.2]].[[In the art museum->my uncle?2]],
the narrow hallways are filled with neon light.
I find a room crumbling
[[gravel on the ground->just a date?3]].
I am barefoot.I am swirling in water, air
floating in gentle circles.
[[We->at a gathering?2]] are waiting for the meeting.Are you:
[[an attractive older woman?->an attractive older woman?3]]
[[just a date?->just a date?3]]
[[my uncle?->my uncle?2]]
[[gone?->gone?1]]
[[at a gathering?->at a gathering?2]]
[[a cockroach?->a cockroach?1]]
[[none of these things?->Did I Dream About You?]]We hike on the top of a snowy mountain.
Below is a hot pool.
[[Something is wrong->gone?4]].
We rip up pieces of salmon
wrapped in paper
[[and throw them into the pool->my uncle?1]].We get on a giant boat.
We stop at a historical town
and [[I walk->an attractive older woman?6]]
barefoot in a swimsuit
on [[cobblestones->none of these things?2]].Saying [[goodbye->at a gathering?5]].
You [[fall->gone?3]]
and [[I catch you->Sweet dreams.3]].A TV show contest.
People taste bites of dinosaur.
I put a piece in [[my mouth->Sweet dreams.2]] and chew.
It is like leather
and vinyl
and rubber.[[None of these things->none of these things?1]] As the light comes in.
I forget.
Yeah.
It’s all [[gone->gone?3]].
[[Sorry->Did I Dream About You?2]]. Are you:
[[an attractive older woman?->an attractive older woman?4]]
[[just a date?->just a date?3]]
[[my uncle?->my uncle?2]]
[[gone?->gone?1]]
[[at a gathering?->at a gathering?4]]
[[a cockroach?->a cockroach?1]]
[[none of these things?->Did I Dream About You?]]You have
[[gray hair->my uncle?3]]
[[sharp sparkly eyes->an attractive older woman?5]],
[[red lips->a cockroach?1]].
We are in a meeting room.
standing and shuffling.
You tap the shoulder of a girl in the corner
and kiss her.I find a nail salon with
[[happy hour manicures->Sweet dreams.3]]
for $7.You say you should go to the hospital.
Something with your stomach.
[[It is rare->Sweet dreams.2]]. [[And bad->none of these things?4]].
You say it could annihilate you.
We go to the hospital.
They try to give you a cup of milk.[[We->just a date?4]] smoke crunchy joints
that fall apart in our mouths.[[You->an attractive older woman?5]] are hugging my legs.
[[We->my uncle?4]] are
headed to Europe.Someone says,
you look very craigstlist right now.
A colorful floral dress.
Red hair.
[[We->my uncle?2]] are planning something.I am trying to get you to do karaoke.
You say
it feels [[hectic->none of these things?4]].
The living room looks like it did
when it was [[my grandma’s->gone?4]].Something about [[fog->my uncle?2]];
there is [[no way->gone?3]] to see.I’ve been to this town [[before->Sweet dreams.]].This one feels good.
I want it to [[last->none of these things?1]] longer.A bit of [[chaos->at a gathering?6]]
and confusion. Like a movie.I fling myself in the grass.
[[We->my uncle?6]] follow buses around.
There is a horse walking
like a soldier up a mountain.
[[A storm->Sweet dreams.4]].If [[I jump up->none of these things?2]],
[[I float->none of these things?3]] to the top of the room
and then float down slowly
and can [[hover->Sweet dreams.4]] right above the ground.We are outside in a field.
[[Everyone looks up->at a gathering?8]].
There is a sound,
a tiny plane
out of control in the [[sky->Sweet dreams.3]].
It [[lands in smoke->none of these things?4]] and then
bounces back into the [[sky->Sweet dreams.4]].Are you:
[[an attractive older woman?->an attractive older woman?6]]
[[just a date?->just a date?6]]
[[my uncle?->my uncle?7]]
[[gone?->gone?5]]
[[at a gathering?->at a gathering?7]]
[[a cockroach?->a cockroach?1]]
[[none of these things?->none of these things?2]]A series of [[texts->Did I Dream About You?3]].
You have become a bodybuilder.You are my mom.
[[We->an attractive older woman?6]] are looking at each other
from inches away.We have to pick up my kid.
You are quiet.
We walk by a playground. You say
you missed another opportunity to [[be there->Sweet dreams.1]].
[[There is something broken about me
that you are kind about.->Sweet dreams.]][[You->my uncle?8]] tell me a story about
a girl who has done something
different and unusual
and it was brave
and right. I say it would be nice
to talk about it.
We talk about it.
It is nice.I am so tired.
I just want to [[sleep->Sweet dreams.]].[[Another night.->Did I Dream About You?]]We walk through a big, grassy area, [[just the two of us->at a gathering?7]] and talk
about how crazy it all was.
You are a little
shocked. [[A little sad->none of these things?5]].We stop to stay at a cheap hotel.
Next to our room, there is [[a very small man->a cockroach?1]]
and [[a giant man->my uncle?9]] and they seemed dangerous.[[We->my uncle?9]] are in a hotel room.
A SWAT team runs in
and a man inserts a needle into my back
and I scream
and then [[I’m not me anymore->Sweet dreams.4]].You are on the phone.
You said [[she->gone?6]] has
days
weeks left.My newest tattoo is peeling off.
I ask if it is because
I have been taking [[too many baths->Sweet dreams.1]].Go back to [[sleep->Did I Dream About You?1]].Let's try
to stay up all [[night->Did I Dream About You?2]].A
[[day->Sweet dreams.4]]
[[dream->Did I Dream About You?3]].[[A vision->Did I Dream About You?]].5 women lie on the floor,
crouched like they are [[sleeping->Sweet dreams.3]]
in white blankets.There are other people involved.
Maybe a challenge.
Companies,
problem-solving,
getting commands,
getting in trouble for something [[extraordinary->none of these things?3]].I am in [[bed->Sweet dreams.1]].
I say,
I’m a little sad,
not sure why,
just a little sad,
like a cold.