I just woke up
Or I just fell asleep..
everything compartmentalized
boxes
boxes
boxes
someone had a front lawn
scraggly grass
kodachrome tricycle
wooden stairs with peeling paint
you know the one
the boxes were themed.
kid box,
song box, everyman's box
there was a system so everyone had power. everyone.
they had risers, sofas, spiders, haircuts.
everyone was almost alive.
Ischak, Izsak, Isaac..
He was in every box.
One woman wore a beige leather jacket
she bossed her box
she was a
Sheri Tepper archetype
Ischak..
he was so young
so old
so unbearably old
he would
stare..
he knew I was there..
I the dreamer, dreaming him.
he knew I was there even if I did not.