vivid intensity wowness thud

by Barbara Welton

I dreamt -
about a friend.
Dreamt three times. During three different sleeps
that followed one another.

First.
Naked in your house. Can't remember why.
Being spotted by your housemates
and ignored by pinstriped ghosts in the secret attic.

Second.
With you. Repeatedly. Vividly. Safely.
You are so very beautiful.
"Waited so long. He knows, but not about this."

Third.
Both of us with my darling He.
Watching you kiss.
Being between you both.
Got my shirt stuck taking it off.
Freudian shirt, that.
But He helped it over my head and
let me kiss you.