The Grille Of A Truck

The Grille Of A Truck

I dreamt of darkness behind the grille of a truck

I dreamt not knowing what became of me

I dreamt of arms slashing thru blackness

or did I dream of slashing my arms

I dreamt of pen and paper unable to create

I dreamt of words jumbled and unwritten

I dreamt of unimagined poetry

or did I dream poetry imagined me

I dreamt of ancestors crushing with concern

I dreamt of a sibling nightmare

I dreamt of a forgotten family

or did I dream my family forgot me

I dreamt of a religion that raped me

I dreamt of a childhood collared

I dreamt of a man of God disrobed

or did I dream a Godless man robbed me

I dreamt of a life of fulfilling talent

I dreamt of the strength of spirituality

I dreamt of a sunlit future

or did I dream of light before the grille of a truck

February 27, 2002

Tressa Lee Breen