Waking from Another Bad Dream

Waking from Another Bad Dream 

“In any predicament you can notice you are alive.” - John Tarrant 


Rasping growl of a pickup picking up speed. 

Unlit beeswax taper catching fire on the east-facing windowsill. 

A pair of spider plants slowly letting down slender 

jade tendrils. 

An ochre wall. Coffee cup in the palm. A kiss. 

Black crow lording among a forest of yellow suns. 

Old legs zinging from sitting crosswise for too long. 

Straw-colored dog panting, pawing, asking 

Just one more scritch, please?