I had a lover in my dream. It could have been ______
for a brief period. I remember turning from side to
side, letting my body roll over hers. Whoever she
was.
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It was one of those dreams where everyone is
interchangeable. The kinds of people afraid of
intimacy with strangers.
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The room was darkly lit. The walls & furniture
were maroon, forest green & mahogany. I was lying
on the queen-sized bed when the left corner of the
ceiling opened to a perfect circle, just large enough
for the mouth of a glass jar.
White sugar began pouring from the opening &
with it — a woman’s voice.
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I called you ______ but you weren’t right, either.
Weren’t the right ______. I could tell by the tone of
your voice. It has been years since we’d spoken, but
I put that aside. I wanted it to be you. Or, I
wanted you to tell me how to find the other you.