Soft Sad Silly Paradigms

The dreams you never recollect
and therefore can’t suspect you’ve had
become the ones that most recur.
They aren’t either “good” or “bad” –

they muddle, waddle, puddle in –
erupt into a whacked-out zoo
of soft sad silly paradigms
which haven’t much to do with you.

It would be nice to think that they
gain entry to protect you.
But really they just needed space,
and happened to select you.

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