Dream Compilation (1-16) Poem by Zachary Zuccaro

Dream # 1

An onyx insect
with two jade wings,
six rubber legs,
a long, narrow oak body,
and two pearly eyes
is crushed under
the gentleman's boot.


Dream # 2

Two old men sit on the couch
watching television.
One picks up the remote control,
and turns off the life
of his friend.


Dream # 3

A fruit basket
swarming with ants
devouring
the last piece of artificial fruit.


Dream # 4

A bean pod crumbles
revealing the deterioration
and collapse
of the Roman Empire.


Dream # 5

Walking into a room,
I see a Borg
and a person on Facebook.

I watch the human and Borg
merge
and become one.


Dream # 6

Six cloves of garlic
sleep in a wire basket.
Upon awakening.
one grows into an oak tree,
one grows into a rose,
one grows into a candle,
one grows into a horse,
one grows into an elephant,
and one remains a clove.


Dream # 7

Echoes from a pipe organ
reverberate through the canyon
shattering a crystal ball.


Dream # 8

An eagle flies into the train
station and buys a ticket.
Once his train arrives,
he relegates himself to an unobtrusive
seat where he perches staring at the ceiling.


Dream # 9

A herd of buffalo
run up and down a cedar tree
pursuing
a squirrel.


Dream # 10

Torrents of Pepsi
drip from a white cloud
to satisfy the throat
of a young boy
yearning for insight
into the process
of the water cycle.


Dream # 11

Plunging a finger
into my eye,
I discover a jewel,
a diamond, which I
smash between my fingers,
and I am squirted
with a warm, sticky fluid.



Dream # 12

Plunging a finger
into his nose,
a young boy discovers a maggot
which he subsequently eats.



Dream # 13

Two men fishing in a canoe
on a sunny and peaceful day
with cicadas and birds cheerfully chirping
are suddenly swallowed
by a giant gar.



Dream # 14

An inchworm starts its journey
across a giant puffball
but is immediately swallowed
by a chameleon.



Dream # 15

A puffer fish
decides to go golfing
with its friend, a Marlin
in the purple and pink
gardens of sea aenomes
concealing star fish.



Dream # 16

Thrusting my hand into my esophagus
I resist the urge to regurgitate
and voraciously grasp
the invisible jewel
that contains my soul.
Plucking my eye from its socket,
I proceed to replace the gelatinous ball
with the dripping crystal.