Dreams, Part II

#1 The Communist Island Dream

All the trees and vegetation on the island have been sold. The horses are listless and starving; the people, untrustworthy and anemic. From the edge of the island, I can see a green, beautiful island. I want to swim to that island, but I am afraid of drowning or freezing along the way. On the island it rains constantly and is always cold. Wherever I look, there's concrete and dirt – grass does not grow here.

#2 The Father Dream

My father speaks fluent Turkish. I try to get him to speak in English but he can no longer understand English, much less speak it. I realize if I want to communicate with my father I will have to improve my Turkish.

#3 The Shoe Dream

The authorities have filled the lake with boots, some relatively new, some full of mud, others un-wearable. It takes me some time but I locate one of my boots on the shore. My boots are made of good soft leather and are worn in just how I like them. I search the entire beach but find nothing in the way of the right pair for my shoe. I realize then that I must drain the lake or scuba dive in search of my boot’s perfect match. I also understand that draining the lake will be expensive and that scuba diving in search of my boot’s opposite will be time-consuming, but I don’t care.