Benseraglio2
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 05:48:53 -0700
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I got the bends this morning
came up too fast
from a deep sleep
in my dreams my old professor
was trying to dance
with thirty Japanese girls
vivacious, they kept changing costumes
he just stood there
stricken and pale
in my dreams I was always late for class
I kept taking the wrong elevators
couldn't find the classroom
I was frantic, unprepared
and my students were surly
in my dreams my dead mother
was helping me pack my bags
in my panic I couldn't find anything
she closed my suitcase
efficiently
and kissed me goodbye
even my shrink
doesn't want to hear my dreams anymore
but I can't stop dreaming them
I wake up with a start
I come up too fast
from the depths
with bubbles in the blood vessels
and the dreams just keep on coming
Ross Bender |