The Part I Left Out

The Part I Left Out

Last night I dreamed I had one or two dire

symptoms.  Details are not germane at this

point.  Let’s just say it was impossible

to ignore them which is saying a lot

if you agree that in our dreams only

one rule applies, the dictum that all is

possible, an old saw that holds up in

the waking world as well, if you are a

reader of the daily headlines.  How to

explain the sheer relief I feel upon

waking, tempered by the disappointment

that goes hand in hand with understanding

that yes, I am healthy, at least no less

so than the day before and no, I don’t

look like Christian Bale, the part I left out

of the interpretation of my dream.