The Dream

Two donkeys
loose
on the road.

One
wears a
red spotted
head scarf.

Toy donkeys
but real.

One of them
skittish,
the other one
calm.

I called
the RSPCA.
They didn’t
have any
space.

I felt put out.
I was stuck with them.

The Meaning

donkeys
Life’s inconveniences. They wander in and demand attention.

RSPCA
I try to reallocate the problem. To the person whose job it should be.

responsibility
Responsibility arrives through proximity. I noticed; now I’m involved.

What Lingers…

What happens when conscience becomes responsibility?

What if responsibility arrives before consent?

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Marginalia

Life isn’t a funfair, it’s messy, sometimes absurd, and takes up space. My dream hands me two problems. There’s a reluctance from me. I tried to redirect to the proper authority. These are not my problems and yet I’m left dealing with them anyway.