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| "Dream Eater" Ink on Paper By J. Artemus Gordon |
Sierra July
Back to the thrumming of footsteps
Curling up, unable to wake
Dark, smothered, feel of being watched
Cool touch slithering to the nape
Teasing tickle of a trunk's tip
Creature feasting on illusions
Consuming with a sharp inhale
A hiss resonates, goes unheard
Curtain lifts: victim's eyes open
On silent night, memory void
Poet's Notes: The Baku from Japanese folklore is the subject of this piece. It is a creature that looks like a tapir and is said to eat bad dreams; though children are cautioned not to call on one too often to rid themselves of nightmares, because the Baku will eat motivation and leave a person “empty.”
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