Dreams 2022


Dream 14(1/14/2022)
I am eating
at a small restaurant
with my
ex-wife
I tell her that
The Spiked Monkey
sounds more
like a bar
than a place
to eat
she assures
me
that the food
here
is great
for some reason
all of the tables
are crammed
into one half
of the room
the other
half
empty
most tables
are full
there seems
way too many
people
for such
a restricted
space
I wonder
how many
even managed
to make their
way
to their
seats
and
they are
ALL
talking
LOUDLY
a large man
with a fat face
at the table
behind me
is particularly
egregious
I can see
by my ex’s demeanor
that she’s extremely
irritated
by the noise
I turn
and say
gruffly
“can you
tone it
down
a bit
Buddy?
and with
no one
at that table
even acknowledging
my interruption
their conversational
decibels
decrease by half
I pivot
back
to my original
position
pleased
at the
effect
but her
expression
has not
changed