June Pantoum: I Had a Horrific Dream

I had a horrific dream

I woke up crying because

Mom was still alive when Dad was dying

and he rejected Mom

I woke up crying because

Dad was coerced by a desperate stranger

and he rejected Mom

for a hand-flapping liar

Dad was coerced by a desperate stranger

he cast aside the love of his life

for a hand-flapping liar

Dad was declared insane

he cast aside the love of his life

Mom was still alive when Dad was dying

Dad was declared insane

I had a horrific dream