Bad Dream Fix
Ode to Carly Simon

if your Wife is one of those women
who have been blessed
with large straight teeth
and full, always-smiling, lips
(which is very pretty, by the way)
and you
after watching a western
on the late show
as you fell asleep
inadvertently dream
that you are kissing
a horse…

For gosh sake,
DO NOT WAKE UP AND
TELL HER THE DREAM!
STAY ASLEEP!

grab the remote
rewind to the moment
just before the kiss
and paste the following details into your dream:

you are standing
on a South Dakota hilltop
with the prairie wind
in your sun-bleached hair

your Better-Half
is galloping
up the hillside

the Mrs.
suddenly turns
as she approaches you
kicking up her heels
swishing her tail
letting out an amorous whinny

then your Bride
gallivants down the hillside
toward a small grove of trees
by a stream.

approaching the edge,
The Wife
again stops
and turns toward you
seductively tossing her mane to-and-fro

like the animal
that you are
you chase her
running like the wind

your Honey-Bunch
has disappeared
into the woods
you follow her path
to the stream

your One-and-Only
is up to her tail
in bubbles
beneath a waterfall

while trying to catch
your breath
you step down slowly
carefully
over the slippery rocks
to join
Your Beloved
in the pool.

as you take several steps
to get closer
you feel
the refreshing cool water
on your sweat-soaked stockings
and mud-caked hooves.

OK

now
you can nuzzle
Your Filly
and tell her
the dream

© 1997 William Edward Ilse
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