and more in the spirit of r.b.
18. I dream I was Lena Dunham
(in Girls).
My real brother came to sleep over,
and brought his cute friend. At once,
I was young again.
19. I dreamt this enormous man
had made a cauliflower sausage.
He was a traitor but I really wanted to sleep with him.
Everyone disapproved.
20. I dreamt an old lover was a schoolteacher.
I couldn't believe my luck.
I didn't think I'd have him again.
But technology got in the way.
21. I dreamt I was reading Dinaw Mengestu.
He thought what we were doing was fucked up.
I felt stifled in the office,
ventured into another
but then everything got inappropriate
and it was too hot.
22. I dreamt we were camping
in the city. You had so many things
and while you slept,
I waited.
23. I dreamt I was lost in London.
I liked it better this time.
24. I dreamt my old neighbors used to live in a castle.
They took me there for a job interview, and I was trying,
I wanted it.
"But why aren't you asking me any questions?" I asked them.
And then, I realized I was late.
25. I dreamt my brother and I lived in a chateau.
The water bill collector
had been chasing him, and he was carrying all his
bags (this rolling suitcase)
and when I tried to save him, she got me too.
She made her case, she said,
"I have to collect from all the dudes in here."
I hadn't seen any dudes but
I understood.
26. I dreamt I had to make lobster chowder,
but I didn't have anything I needed
(except the lobsters).
"You have to keep them underwater," I overheard.
I didn't squirm at all.
27. I dreamt a boy had been waiting
for me
for so long -- and when he tried to kiss me,
I was wearing a mouthguard.
28. I dreamt we were under threat.
I posed for the photographer
willfully. The boy posed too.
But I later though, his pose was wrong.
"It could've looked better," I thought, but it was too late.
He was an illusion.
29. Yes, it was the wedding
but at the same time,
it wasn't. All the right
-- annoying --
people were there, but I dreamt
we were sidetracked on the way
to my favorite party
and we were on a clunkier motorcycle
(it was still exciting)
and all these minor characters
from my life in Manila
surrounded me.
30. I dreamt it was the wedding,
again --
but no one was getting married.
I think you were with me.
And I remember being face to face
with this flaccid penis
(there was desire, somehow, tenacious, kulit)
when my father walked in and got all worked up
and then it was over.
31. I dreamt I was on an OKCupid date
with the suitor and his dad,
who kept snapping photos of us
while I wondered, "Does he like me?"
32. I don't know why my dreams, of late,
have made me shameful,
regretful, sad.
Like there's something necessary
about those feelings.
I have to feel them.
So, in dreams, for now.
33. I dreamt Jimmy was poaching eggs
for us and we
were in a strange version of the wedding
-- again.
34. I dreamt you told me I wasn't your type
but we laid down
-- held hands anyway.
(in Girls).
My real brother came to sleep over,
and brought his cute friend. At once,
I was young again.
19. I dreamt this enormous man
had made a cauliflower sausage.
He was a traitor but I really wanted to sleep with him.
Everyone disapproved.
20. I dreamt an old lover was a schoolteacher.
I couldn't believe my luck.
I didn't think I'd have him again.
But technology got in the way.
21. I dreamt I was reading Dinaw Mengestu.
He thought what we were doing was fucked up.
I felt stifled in the office,
ventured into another
but then everything got inappropriate
and it was too hot.
22. I dreamt we were camping
in the city. You had so many things
and while you slept,
I waited.
23. I dreamt I was lost in London.
I liked it better this time.
24. I dreamt my old neighbors used to live in a castle.
They took me there for a job interview, and I was trying,
I wanted it.
"But why aren't you asking me any questions?" I asked them.
And then, I realized I was late.
25. I dreamt my brother and I lived in a chateau.
The water bill collector
had been chasing him, and he was carrying all his
bags (this rolling suitcase)
and when I tried to save him, she got me too.
She made her case, she said,
"I have to collect from all the dudes in here."
I hadn't seen any dudes but
I understood.
26. I dreamt I had to make lobster chowder,
but I didn't have anything I needed
(except the lobsters).
"You have to keep them underwater," I overheard.
I didn't squirm at all.
27. I dreamt a boy had been waiting
for me
for so long -- and when he tried to kiss me,
I was wearing a mouthguard.
28. I dreamt we were under threat.
I posed for the photographer
willfully. The boy posed too.
But I later though, his pose was wrong.
"It could've looked better," I thought, but it was too late.
He was an illusion.
29. Yes, it was the wedding
but at the same time,
it wasn't. All the right
-- annoying --
people were there, but I dreamt
we were sidetracked on the way
to my favorite party
and we were on a clunkier motorcycle
(it was still exciting)
and all these minor characters
from my life in Manila
surrounded me.
30. I dreamt it was the wedding,
again --
but no one was getting married.
I think you were with me.
And I remember being face to face
with this flaccid penis
(there was desire, somehow, tenacious, kulit)
when my father walked in and got all worked up
and then it was over.
31. I dreamt I was on an OKCupid date
with the suitor and his dad,
who kept snapping photos of us
while I wondered, "Does he like me?"
32. I don't know why my dreams, of late,
have made me shameful,
regretful, sad.
Like there's something necessary
about those feelings.
I have to feel them.
So, in dreams, for now.
33. I dreamt Jimmy was poaching eggs
for us and we
were in a strange version of the wedding
-- again.
34. I dreamt you told me I wasn't your type
but we laid down
-- held hands anyway.