dreams

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He asks if I have dreams.            Yes, I want to say

He asks if I have nightmares.         Yes, I want to say.

He asks if I dream of him.                   Yes, I want to say.

                                But I cannot say yes.

If I say I have dreams, he'll ask what my dreams are about.

If I say I have nightmares, he'll ask what my nightmares are about.

If I say I dream of him, he'll bash my head against the wall until I die.

     I dream of him,        I have nightmares of him,       I dream of him.



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