#28: Inside Dream
A poem featuring anagrams for Dream*
Open up this dream
and find a dare;
a dram
to set your imagination on fire; a ream
of memory and association. It’s who you are
and what I am,
the heart and art of me.
There’s a wandering ram,
the racing mare
of night who carries an armed
man, mad.
No surprise, you’ll find REM
of course — an ad
but no one’s paying. Dream
glows red
and yes, it lives in color. Look inside and read
“Dear … “
— a salutation in search of listening ear
*inspired by and adapted from the poetic form created by Terrance Hayes, in which the end-word in each line is an anagram for the chosen word, in this case, Dream.