An old hinged wooden box

waking day dreaming

Yes, I know I plagiarize myself, but sometimes I say something I think actually worth repeating.


a waking dream
isn’t day dreaming
because with day
dreaming I have
more control
over how I want
the muse to go
that’s when I can
think disparate
like idle speculation
like the questions maybe
not worth asking
like
does a break dancer
ever do rap
at the same time
and if not
maybe I could start
a thing
something new
and I could be
the impresario
and audition
those who could
do both
and take it on the road
and get rich
and be sought after
in demand
and people would
come to me
to find disparate
and maybe they’d
ask me
to find
someone
who can stand
on one leg
and wave his arms
and
run the country
and if so
I’d still be looking

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