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Zoë Ryder White
[The dream says Freud says]
The dream says Freud says
no matter what, it’s all your fault.
Become accustomed over time
to responsibility’s lead chemise.
The dream says there’s no need
to be startled by the revelation
of what you wish.
Like undoing an owl pellet.
What’s inside is not unexpected:
bone shard turned fastener
and all the other undigestibles
revealed. The dream says Jung says
to count the bones and be comforted.
They match up in equal measure
with your lack, with your pleasure.
The dream says Jung says the dream
doesn’t lie. I’m constitutionally incapable
of such a thing, it crows, and throws
out a blanket on which to display
your bile and your ember, your
tender green alongside your wrath.