In my dream she tells me her history with the place. There is glitter. I can’t meet her eye.

In my dream he sits on a car in an overgrown gully.

In my dream the trans researcher tells me about the previous night’s raid by the government official, where years of work had been seized. I can hear the official’s smirking voice as they boast of getting “The milk from the dog show.”

In my dream, thickening water.

In my dream I’m pressed against the gate, confronting him with our spell book, “The Book of Three Hundred Flowers”

In my dream the question is do I have the stamina to walk to the highest point in town for ice cream even though the sidewalks are painted yellow like taffy.

In my dream the station wagon is nearby but the fog holds our attention.

In my dream his shirt shows that he rejects the proposed choice while a framework of painted bars  pulse across the metallic grey sky around him.

In my dream the sign hovers, read before it can come into focus. I feel its words in my throat and see the horizon creep closer.

In my dream it’s muted and the light is coming down.