I had a dream of myself
Wearing a tuxedo and a petticoat and a tie
Eyelids painted three shades darker than the sun, I crawled
A humble androgynous ghost dancing through the night
I was not me nor myself, barely a shivering soul
I shimmied with princesses and frogs and cunning foxes
I made out with a tall wolf in sheep’s clothing
and passed out in the hallway covered in gray feathers.
I had a dream of myself free of fear
Offering my body to you and you and you and you
at will
And as I span and span and span and fell I
hit the floor, shattering my faintheartedness along with my ankle along with my disdain and my jealousy and my liver and my grand ideas about myself.
I dreamt myself so big that I would fearlessly reach for the stars
And lick them with my giant cat-like tongue
To get a taste of aquarius, of pisces, of my own gemini,
To see what I would be, if I wasn’t me.
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