MARLEY'S GHOST


i used to be scared of dreams depicting locked doors with animal-headed door knockers
and nighttime london streets lit by ancient lampposts.

the scrooge movie used to freak me out—marley's ghost speaking from the mouth of a lion-headed door knocker. in a past life, i was fresh killed "takeout" for a wildcat clan, but the two-legged beasts have replaced the door knockers.

beware of republican-headed door knockers!

it's on the news and the internet—they found a "home" on your door.

pinch your skin . . . "trump" dreams do come true.

          Patricia Carragon
       June 2014