Tied Backward on the Mare

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Tied Backward on the Mare

I had

The worst

Dream last night

Someone

Was insane

Not me

Someone I knew

Worse

I had to watch

Her being

Pushed and pulled

(everyone

was wearing

white)

By men

While

The mother

Watched

It was

Awful, brutal

Intimate

I hope I

Never have

This dream

Or another like it

Ever again

Ever

C L Couch

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clcouch123

My name is Christopher. I use C L Couch because it is a form of my name that's genderless and easier to write out. I have severe writer's cramp. I am a career educator and writer. I also enjoy (other) fine arts. I am semi-retired due to disability. I live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (USA). The main photographs at this site (of the road, of me) were crafted by photographer and friend Debra Danielson. A variety of her work is available for appreciation at http://www.debradanielson.com/.

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December 28, 2021

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judithnilan
December 28, 2021 at 10:23 pm

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Wow. I also hope you never have another dream like that one. Seems so vivid…and will stay with you. Wow.

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- clcouch123
  December 29, 2021 at 5:51 pm
  
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  Thanks. Lately, I’ve had such dreams right before waking up. Didn’t happen last night for a change, thank goodness. You’re right, though, the sights and sounds of this dream (above) are going to last.
  
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