Last night i dreamed that my mother
killed herself but she never really died she just
kept on killing herself
and after i woke up i just
kept on thinking about it
most dreams snuff out fast but this one
was more like a flashlight than a candle
some godawful cool-white LED headache
of a flashlight
speaking of flashlights i could really use one
in this lacey curtain cave
the mirror in the bathroom would say REDRUM
if it weren’t so afraid of the dark
somebody forgot to install
an overhead lamp and now i'm
asphyxiating in forest green and beige
speaking of asphyxiation last night i dreamed that
my mother killed herself but she never
really died she just kept on
talking about how she was going to do it
i went up to see her once
before the first time and she was in
the guest bed instead of her own bed
speaking of beds the blankets in here
are so dirty that i rolled them down to my feet
i left my bag on the tile in the bathroom to keep
the bedbugs out of my clothes but actually
i won’t believe in bedbugs unless someone can
show me that they’re more than tiny lies
my mother says she’s seen a hundred
speaking of my mother last night
i dreamed that she killed herself
but she never really died she just kept on
working and not dying
seemed kinda odd to tell you the truth
but i let her do what she wanted
and i didn’t cry so as not to disturb her
speaking of crying it’s raining outside but
nothing inside is getting any cleaner
the wallpaper in the bathroom is full
of holes and there’s an old poster
by the door about FORGOTTEN OBJECTS
seems rather well-placed to me
the sign in the lobby says enjoy your day
but what if the ghosts only come out at night?