Dreams 2022


Dream 5(1/5/2022)
I am dragging
a dead man
through an
unfenced
front yard
aside a house
in broad
daylight
my arms
beneath
his armpits
I attempt
to move him
out
of sight
I see
snow
in the shadows
as his shoes
plow
heel furrows
is the wet
lawn
I am looking
for an opening
to the crawlspace
I have apparently
picked this place
at random
since nothing
seems familiar
almost
to a back fence
I find a hatch
fashioned
in the foundation
it opens
rather easily
and I balance
the now sitting
corpse
at the edge
he flops
just like that
through the gap
into a puff
of dry dust
about three feet
beneath
the floorboards
as I secure
the cover
I hear a vehicle
coming into
the driveway
I can see
the passenger side
rear fender
as a truck
stops apparently
right in front
of the garage door
a woman
gets out
but is talking
to the driver
and doesn’t
notice me
crouched
against the side
of the building
their voices
disappear
as they walk
into the house
unaware
I am now
not sure
where I parked
my own
car
obviously
not far
so I begin
running
in hope to see
a quick
escape
but my shoes
sink deeply
into
the soggy
soil