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MY DREAM
~ Tochi
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I dreamt of a tall iroko tree bending to caress
my face
I gloried in the light of the
sun;
I climbed her, thinking she was all mine till I saw where eagles had laid bare
the topmost branches
So I wept.
I thought to nurse this tree, to cuddle this tree, to lavish love on this tree
But I heard a voice crying out: "It is Sin!"
Multiheaded devils danced around the tree and I, shrieking horrendously
Therefore, I chose to be a sinner.
In my dream, I stepped into this great iroko tree and found rot within
So much for my efforts.
I tried to run away, but greatly succeeded in entangling myself in the intricate
network of branches above
My head downward toward the earth
So I wept still.
Tochi ©1988
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