Spindle, Hourglass, and a Doll
A young woman
Sleeps
Dreams of a spindle
Possibly a magic spindle
So she may spin
Some special threads
To create a lovely sweater
For winter is upon her
And her hourglass says
Time is about up
Her dream will end
And she will awaken
And that darn doll of hers
Will be between her arms
And her body
Watching for the dream keepers
The doll doesn’t like
How they keep her asleep
And not playing with her
The hourglass says
The spindle is gone now…
Replaced by a lollipop
And a donkey
However she wishes to dream
Will be her prerogative
The dreams ends
And she awakens
To find her doll
Smiling at her
Eerily…
She wonders if her dream…
Na there’s no truth in them
It’s just a dream
Nothing more
With that she gets out of bed
And gets ready for her day
When she walks into the kitchen
What did she see
A spindle on the counter
With a note
“Use the hourglass
To return to dream
Then maybe your dreams
Will come true”
With that she left to go to work
Russell Sivey
Entrant into Jeremy Martin's "Objectify me" contest
2/15/2013
Copyright © Russell Sivey | Year Posted 2013
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