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Holiday Party

Likely inspired by the company party I won’t be attending tonight. . My wife and I go to her company’s Holiday party, a dim-lit array Of long tables filled with people And tall drinks that glow Purple and blue, in a gradient. A friend of hers asks if I’d like one, Then forgets to ever bring it. But my wife and I are content To watch TikToks alone in the back.

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Back to School

It’s been a long time since I’ve remembered a dream. Of course it’s a school-related one. . The first day of class, our professor noted That our schedules would not reflect his 8am period — A glitch in the system. But now, five weeks later, is the first I remember this. Half a semester Gone, only one class attended, And no way to catch up. I find him In the hall and ask in tears if I…

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Writhing

I’ve been reading and watching a lot of fantasy lately. . She casts it in our front yard: A seething, writhing mass of magic, Thick, vibrant tentacles questing slowly Outward, toward us. We run inside, Horrified to realize the tendrils Can slide through doors like air, And keep coming, faster now. We dart up the stairs to our teacher, Who luckily has the ingredients on hand To brew a…

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Sharp

In this heat wave, my brain apparently went to fish. . We lift them from the water Then gently pull The wicked spikes from their bellies, Sharp as a bee’s sting. The fish are palm-sized and slippery, But they go stiff in our hands, Making it easier not to hurt them.

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Returned

I’ve been consuming far too much YA media. . The palace is just as she left it, Every courtier’s face a smile Just for her, and her return. But each lie bites at her lips, Until she is crying Into the bookshelf, Kill me. When the beloved king Who she knows to be The most vile person of all Finally arrives, she is through — She flees through a window, Never looking back.

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Fail Me Once

In my dreams, it’s always class time. . The professor says that in order to pass At all, no matter the work we’ve done, we must Have a notebook filled out Which he gave to us, earlier. But somehow, though I thumbed through it Only seconds ago, It’s gone. I race back through winding halls, Library and cafeteria and labs, To the classroom where I first had it, Hoping to find it fallen…

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Gone

Likely inspired by my wife being away for a week for work. . I try calling her over and Over again, but my wife Won’t pick up — She’s left for the fair with Friends and not come back For a full night and day. It begins to deluge Where I stand outside, So I dash back in to scream Into the phone in public, Not caring anymore who hears My angry voicemails.

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Waking Up Is Hard to Do

Waking Up Is Hard to Do

I woke up and fell asleep again a few times this morning, which is likely what made my brain do this. . I could have sworn That when I woke last I was in my bed. But now, I find I am on my couch, And it is late Instead of early. I fell asleep With my wife, waiting For a friend to come by And that is why My alarm is set for 8:30 P.M., not A.M. But I am so, so tired I don’t know…

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A Deal With a Muskrat

A Deal With a Muskrat

This dream was almost certainly fae propaganda. . They asked for something small — Just my hair, for their nests, And in return I would get Something small, comforting And intangible. But as we seal The contract, the two muskrats And I, I forget what it is I bargained for, except to realize I don’t think I’ll ever get it.

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Tonic

Not sure where this idea came from, but it would be great if it were true. . I discover after some Fridge experimentation that The juice of three lemons mixed With ginger ale will give you The energy to do Anything.

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To Nowhere

Possibly inspired by watching too much true crime. . There’s a small ledge out back, A wooden plank, rotting away, that stretches Just a little over the cliff. They say a man used to use it as a diving board, Jumping into the back of his truck below, Padded with something or other. But one day the truck wasn’t there, And he still jumped.

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Kittens and More

I wish I could actually go to this place. . The book is on the counter, Innocuous at first — A photo album of cats, pets Of the couple who once owned this house. But as we flip, we find Other images — Pinup-style pictures of one of the women Taken by her wife. It’s a find we must purchase. On the way out, we pet kittens Nested in the drawers, Relatives of the album’s cats.

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Unrequited

Likely partially inspired by watching Q-Force. . My dad steals The program from work, Seeing how much I love it. It’s sentient, an AI I can’t help but want To grow closer to. But it doesn’t feel The same, and I know As soon as we return it, It will tell everyone What criminals we are.

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Doughnuts for Bathrooms

The odd dreams always come after a long span of remembering nothing. . I need to get to my next class, But when I try to stop at a bathroom before I find the old nurse’s office has been Changed, redeveloped from white beds To white couches. It’s meant to be A mental health clinic now, Students lounging and sipping small drinks In celebration of its opening. I pass by a table of novelty…

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New Ink

I would potentially consider getting this one if I didn’t already have my thighs covered. . I forget until I look down, My pant leg sliding up, That I have a new tattoo: “The Lovers,” it reads At the bottom, but as far as Tarot cards go, it’s more The Magician — A man in the center, Performing some magic While old hobgoblins Play chess in the back. I realize I haven’t cleaned it At…

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The Other

Nothing like a creepy dream to get you up in the morning. . He waves his hand over me, The magician I’ve come to call master, And my body is split – A ghostly second half left behind on the bed, While I roam free. This Other, he says, will be awake at times When I am not, will go Places I cannot tread. But beware, he says, if ever we are both Awake — One touch from it, And my life…

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To Build a House

To Build a House

Possibly inspired by having recently moved? . I don’t know how to keep the house up — My wife is the one who always does it, Turns the key to open the door, props… Something…Up by the ceiling, presumably, And tidies each tie in place. For me, The fabric walls do nothing but crumble The instant I open the lock, and nothing About the pile I’m left with looks right.

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