A Modified Dream Sequence 


Tahnee and Terry


I once went on an upriver trip in a tandem canoe with Tahnee and Terry. They were squat and mean and when a great big yellow bird decided to relieve itself on my cucumber sandwich I swear to god Terry laughed. 


I should clarify that they were squat and mean, respectively. Tahnee was squat, and Terry was mean. Tahnee did not, and would not, laugh at my spoiled lunch. 


They were not fond of conversation, and could not have cared less about me. I’m sure had my godmother not witnessed our departure earlier that morning they would have thrown me overboard by noon. 




Cheese and loose change


They went to Target to look for wallets.
But wallet shopping requires a present mind,
and their collective intellect was muggy after a long hard day 
of not existing.


At one point they considered buying Dayquil,
but clarity was just not worth eight bucks. 


At another, powdered strawberry daiquiri mix was proposed, 
and promptly eschewed
for obvious reasons. 


Finally
they settled on cheese. 


Wallets, they determined, are a commitment. 
Brie and gouda, are fleeting.