my dream from last night…
I was asleep…
I opened my eyes…
Where the heck am I
I was in the back seat of a car…
some goofy-looking dude beside me…
a guy driving…
a girl riding shotgun…
The car was a real crappy-looking Honda Accord—
mid-90s—beat up bad—
And wherever we were matched it—
just as crappy—
I think it was Ohio…
I didn’t know any of these people…
No one spoke…
they stared straight ahead…
Then—
all at once—
they turned—
looked at me—
Every one of them—
bright green eyes…
The driver floored it—
We were flying—
everything outside the windows
tearing past—
at the speed of sound—
Then—
we slowed—
came to a stop—
We all got out…
In front of us—
a great lake—
still—gray—endless—
A long wooden dock—
stretching out—
into the water—
At the very end of it—
a beautiful girl—
Behind her—
far in the distance—
an ivory tower—
unlike anything I’d ever seen—
No end—
just rising—
higher and higher—
until it disappeared—
into the clouds—
I walked toward her—
Her back to me—
hair moving—
slightly—
in the breeze—
As I got closer—
my heart started shaking—
like the nervous end—
of a rattlesnake—
She turned—
Faced me—
Looked into me—
She said—These words—
“Let love…”
Then—
she stepped off—
the edge of the dock—
sank—
into the gray water—
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Love demands immersion—
even if it drowns— `’.,°~
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Heart of Loia `'.,°~ 