Remote Control

Yes, doctor,
things have changed.

I've been tamed,
controlled -
no fanciful flights here.
Magic ceases
with a handfull of pills.

My forever drugs.
My you-can't-make-it-in-the-real-world pops.
My hold-you-down,
dancing-isn't-allowed,
the-world-is-not-a-magical-place
reality anchors.

Were my dreams any different than yours?
Or is it that I dreamed mine
Awake -
never sleeping -
eyes glowing from the internal TV?


Kathleen Hover
08/03/2001