John Berryman
Dream Song 101: A deep lake, with many seagulls
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A deep lake, with many seagulls—
Mercer Island off to the north in the
Distance, he was showing Mother around
An extraordinary vivid dream—
There was this ancient, haunted mansion
There on the grounds of this lunatic asylum
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Bill Gates trundled up the walk—
He was late getting home from work
He asked him if he ever saw the inmates
“No, they never leave their cells”—
Then he was upstairs taking a shower
He called out “A drink” while showering
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He can't go into the meaning of the dream—
Except to say he had this sense of total Loss
Afflicting him during the whole time
The absolute disappearance of any—
Continuity & love for anything at all
That everything wasn’t what it seems
__________________
A deep lake, with many seagulls—
Mercer Island off to the north in the
Distance, he was showing Mother around
An extraordinary vivid dream—
There was this ancient, haunted mansion
There on the grounds of this lunatic asylum
__________________
Bill Gates trundled up the walk—
He was late getting home from work
He asked him if he ever saw the inmates
“No, they never leave their cells”—
Then he was upstairs taking a shower
He called out “A drink” while showering
__________________
He can't go into the meaning of the dream—
Except to say he had this sense of total Loss
Afflicting him during the whole time
The absolute disappearance of any—
Continuity & love for anything at all
That everything wasn’t what it seems
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