Dream, Dream You Bother Me
Turned down the alley that led to my street
walked in the door tired and beat
On my desk were a stack of bills piled high
was overwhelmed so I shuffled right on by
Felt dead, went to bed with a pounding head
When I woke, my apartment was a rickety shed
I looked down and observed a purple dirt floor
The sky was bright yellow when I opened up the door
Black stars overhead in the middle of the day
In the water of a pond I saw leopards at play
A hippo sleeping high, top a coconut tree
He opened one eye to take a look at me
Tried to keep my cool as I walked on through
At this point that was really all I could do
There were clouds made of bees floating over my head
Dripping honey on the grass that was crimson red
I awoke once again with a heavy hangover
You would think that by then my dream would be over
But when I went out the door, what did I see?
The hippo sitting high in the coconut tree
He winked and he nodded with a gap toothed smile
I decided to go back to bed for a while...
Copyright © Judy Bonin | Year Posted 2014
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