Jungle Dreams

You locked your Jungle Dreams

In the wooden chest in the attic.

The wilderness was never too

Far off.

(ECHOINGS OF

cawcaw

caw

caw)

 

But Reality came around

Whistling her song

(You know the I’m talking about,

The seven dwarves sing it

Hi Ho

Hi

Ho)

 

I saw your Jungle Dreams yesterday

Calling to the moon through sovereign

Trees and empty wilderness.

 

They called to me as I was salivating

On fresh envelopes, forcing them to

Shut.  My mind responded

To the wilderness cry

But waited for the time clock

To catch up before

 

The Jungle Dreams were

Dusted off and Welcomed

Home.

You always hoped for a reason

For the Jungle Dreams to prowl

The city.

Prowl the exhausted hearts

Of all of these

 

Depleted people

At red light lights, burning

Their energy down to its

Filter.

 

And you lost it

Somewhere.

(Maybe with your keys

Or that bill or my other

Goddamn shoe.)

Reviews

[M Breen]

Removed from the jungle. Deep and messy in the jungle. Just a picture book jungle while frustrated in traffic. All of these things in the flow of your coherent mashup (I use that word because the pic is innocent class!). Thanks for sharing.

[Dalia]

I liked the theme, nice imagery and well written
good job

[saratogaparty]

Thank you so much!