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First Dream (Unreleased)

saw something threatening, age 3,
fly from behind my blind spot
and disappear into the distance
until it was just a speck

so very glad it was gone
until i realized it was coming back,
leathery wings taking shape
along the mirror of that perfect arc

growing larger with every labored beat
until its undeniable destination revealed
hard beak heading for my eyes
to blind me forever

pterodactyl
ancient spirit living within us all
all its effort given to flapping
the anti-eagle



selfless step tattooed on conscience for life
your one single chance to break through to trust
when you know there is only one right decision
can you make the impossible choice?

woke up screaming
nightmare evaporating
but nothing changed
same scene seamlessly morphs into waking vision

life laid out too real for a child
trajectory whispered at a sister's birth:
you will fall down hard and die
all you can do is hope to rise and find life

feel like vomiting
handcuffed to fate
her face was there
witness to my decision


I-94 E on-ramp, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 14 February 2008.

I-94 E on-ramp, 14 February 2008.