I was laying
down
in my bed
in the morning
in half-woke torpor
my mother walked in
and gave me
a perfume
a tiny vial
a gift
when I sprayed it
it granted my wishes
I flew
made people happy
experienced joy
–
This is the third dream I remember.
When I woke up from this dream, I was laying down in half-woke torpor, in the morning, in my bed. My mother walked in and gave me a gift, a tiny vial, a perfume.
–
The corporeal bottle’s label says,
“Simple Pleasures”.
I am
selectively superstitious
and whimsical,
just like everyone else.
So when I make important wishes
I still spritz it on my heart
and keep it
simple.
–
I was almost an adult. My first wish was the most frivolous. I wished for a good prom. It worked out, though the girl I went with didn’t.
–
I typically forget
it exists.
It is
a very tiny bottle
and I hide
it from myself. Somehow
I, who could
easily misplace
the Earth itself,
have yet
to lose it.