tinysharks

I Dream of Newports

Ive been remembering my dreams more and more lately
I have this one recurring dream where I am walking down a crowded sidewalk
I keep walking and never make it to the end of the block though
Everyone around me is walking in the opposite direction
The same people keep passing me
Every person that passes me reaches out and touches my hands
Eventually I shove my hands in my pockets and people stop trying to touch me
The flood of people around me slows so I take my hands out of my pockets
In my hand is a pack of Newports
I put one in my mouth and stop walking
I toss the pack into a garbage pail
I take out a wooden match and it lights without striking it
I raise it to the cigarette and someone blows it out as they walk by
I repeat this process until there is one match left in the box
I turn around so Im facing the same direction as the people walking by
I take out the last match but it doesnt light automatically like the others did
I bend down and strike it on the sidewalk and it lights
I shield the flame with my hand so it wont be blown out
No one tries to blow it out
People have stopped walking by me
I light the cigarette
I stand in the middle of the sidewalk smoking
I start to take a drag
Im suddenly reminded that Im late for something
I turn around to continue walking
Im surrounded by people again and they reach for my hands
I cant put my hands in my pockets because of the cigarette
I drop the cigarette on the floor and put my hands back in my pockets
They stop touching my hands
I look down for the cigarette and its gone
I continue walking
I take my hands out of my pockets and the pack of Newports is back in my hand
And it starts all over again

Tomorrow Ill tell you about last nights dream