I woke Up On a Cloud Today
Eye in the Sky
Walked Up a Spiral Staircase in a Porcelain Palace. 
To the Top 
To See
Her
Forbidden Feelings
Are Still
Feelings
Sat in a Bath Tub Opposite Her Bath Tub
Heat Was the Main Attraction

Snuck Thru a Dream Neighborhood From the Past
On Christmas Morning
Avoiding the Step Dad. 
Why
I didn’t know. 
But It wasn’t a Nightmare
It was a Dream of Fleeing
Of 
Feeling

Present Today
At Work
In the Humid House
House of Art and Lost Culture. 

“Are they African?” I asked. 

“No,” replies Johnny. 

“They’ve got a lot of Masks”

The Homeowners Vacant.

Inside I was
(a) Stranger
Among 
Strangers
Plus 1 friend

We
caught 
up

Me: 
Disillusionment with Work
Highlighted from Pandemic

At Breakfast, She asked, “What do you do?”

“In life, thats a big question”
‘DIRECT’
was on the tip
of my tongue

“In work?” she asks

‘DIRECT’ 
still
lingering
the
truth

“production work?” she spells it out, “movies, commercials, or what?”

“Commercials,” I answer

A hearty lie
But the lie they want

Karen asks me while masked, “What are you doing here?”
I laugh while masked. 
“Your position?” She reiterates.

I smile, still masked,
and Answer
The 
Answer
They 
Want

‘Direct’ Still On My Tongue
In My Heart

A Secret
Among 
Strangers