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A Nightmare

I awoke from a dream I had been dreaming  
With sweat that was popping from my head 
I knew I had to shake it off 
So I got up out of bed  
I found a bottle of bourbon 
Three gulps, then I wiped my lips 
And had to sit the bottle down 
Before it fell from my fingertips 
The nightmare I had been dreaming 
Seemed so real and so refined 
That I knew I had to see one of those shrinks 
To tell the nightmare that’s still in my mind 
I found the shrewdest shrink in the city 
And dished out all that cash 
He took it and opened up his safe 
And put that thousand with his other stash 
So what did you dream of my dear fellow 
Don’t worry, it all stays here 
Like that commercial about Las Vegas 
Tell it all and have no fear 
Well I told him what I dreamed last evening 
And his eyes almost left their sockets 
He had a strange look on his face 
As he retrieved a hanky from his pocket 
He says you dreamed you ran this country? 
And took over from that Kenyan on the throne? 
And people adored and loved you? 
And your nationality is still unknown? 
Well I say to you in earnest dear fellow 
If none asks, I wouldn’t really tell 
But the meaning of that dream you had 
Reminds me of those visits people have from hell 
You took over for that Kenyan 
And kept all his cabinet in place 
And your family now disowns you 
And your name is synonymous with disgrace 
I’d say it means you are a liberal 
Because you never changed anything at all 
So if you don’t mind, could you wait right here 
I have the solution out in the hall 
He came back in with a shotgun 
And loaded it right there for me 
Then said that this was a solution to my problem 
And he promised it would set me free 
They buried me in the family cemetery 
And said some kind words on my behalf 
The chiseler came by later 
And chiseled Progressive Liberal as my epitaph

Copyright © Will Karry | Year Posted 2014

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