Mary Jo Salter

 

CONSCIOUSNESS 

 

To recap,

Dr. D'Estaing

says decap-

itation

has no fixed relation

to the end of anything.

 

After due de-

liberation,

the head free

of its former station,

the mind floats--

half Orpheus,

half Morpheus;

is sold down the river

of dream.

 

It makes you shiver

and sweat,

but you bet

you can do it-- 

dream the dream 

of the film

of watching yourself

dreaming.

 

The mutiny

of consciousness

is only a matinee.

Listen to us:  

Your head's off, 

and nobody's screaming. 

 

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