eclipse dreaming

It does no good to denigrate yourself

for belonging to a privileged demographic.

Rather, take sincere inventory of your behaviors

toward others – and DO better.

 

 

A secret passageway in my bedroom closet

leads to an entrance to my friend’s apartment.

I sneak through when no one is looking – I hear

my family in other rooms.

At my friend’s we speak of drinking wine.

Another friend (we were irl many years ago, and

look as we did then) is there as well, and we decide

to go to a bar.

Having decided, in the way of dreams, we are at

a roadhouse bar where we engage in flirtatious

conversation with some guys and decide to all go

elsewhere.

There is a wide expanse of empty dirt road and a car

out what would be about a block away, our destination

to get to our destination.  Between us and the car

is a wide pit maybe 10 feet deep.  Everyone gets past

the pit but me.  They call for me to come on as they

get into the car.

I am stuck on the lip of the pit closest to the car, hanging

on to not fall in.  I can’t lift myself enough to get onto

solid ground.  I keep pushing to get out, but don’t have

the strength.  I think about letting go and dropping to

the bottom – and, in the way of dreams, I experience that

drop and realize it would be even so much harder to get out,

so don’t let go of the lip.

The others seem to be in the car, unaware of or ignoring

my situation.

 

1/10/20

 

 

Employees, people who give their time, their labor to

fulfill your ambitions, ought to be deeply respected

and gratefully treated for their gifts to you.

You may say:  They are being paid so it is the employer

who is giving – but are you?

Are you rather setting your class apart as more worthy,

nickel and diming to death your metaphoric golden geese?

Are you benefitting from this world of propaganda that

cuts people down, divides and big lies to keep so many

from realizing how they could do so much better working

together for their own dreams and ambitions?

Perhaps you would do well to consider the consequences

of your conceit, make amends, become true friends working

together for everyone’s best ambitions and well-being

before you become the designated enemy of the people,

lose their gifts and good will.

 

 

1/10/20