THESE AWFUL DREAMS

THE BILL WAS $56
$6 WAS FOR THE DESERT
DHE REST WAS FOR FOOD
MUST HAVE EATEN A LOT OF FOOD
BUT PERHAPS THERE WAS WINE ALSO
MAYBE $16 FOR A GLASS
OR MAYBE $14
OR MAYBE $12

I DON'T REMEMBER

THEN THE SCENE CHANGES

The dreams are like plays
There are  lots of scenes and lots of black outs
There was a black out after the we were given the bill
How many people were in the party?
Must be a few
Otherwise the bill will be $300
I think we were eating in the new East Village

Then who paid?
I paid
Of course I paid
Every one else went to the bathroom
When the bill came

Then all of a sudden there was young woman
Being interrogated
Was she asian?
What do you think?
She could be black
Asian more like it
And she was being interrogated

She could see us
But the interrogators couldn't
Their backs were towards us
She was giving us some looks
about how to find her photograph
In some drawer in her apartment
And bring it to the interrogators
To prove to them that she is who she says she is

They don't seem to believe her Identity
They are not letting her through
She needs a proof of who she is
We need to help her
I think we know her
I least I feel that she is a friend or a relative

So you are an Asian in your dream?
Why do you ask?
Because if you feel that she is your relative and she is Asian
So you must be Asian also
Not necessarily
Now people have relatives of all colors and races

So you are not Asian then?
Why do you insist knowing?
So I will be less racist toward you
Oh! so you are a racist?
Arn't we all
Who do you hate the most?
Most of the races

Whats your race?
Can't you tell?
No I can't
You must be blind
I must be

Now we are going to be politically charged
Even in our dreams
Our dreams are not going to be popular
Our dreams title is awful dreams
Why would they be popular
And won't you f..king stop looking for being popular
All your dreams reflect that
F..k everything and every dream
Have a big black out
The final black out
The end of the dream
The end of play
Just hear the applause

No applause
Lights are not coming back
And no applause either
The black out is too long
Give the light operator a note tonight
The last black out is too long
Far too long
Far too, too long