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Thursday, April 23, 2026

street of dreams

by nick nelson







long ago and down the way
an unwise man was heard to say
everything that happens, occurs
the second time is usually worse

albert one woke up at morn
wondering why he had been born
he lived next door to betty two
who hair was brown and eyes were almost blue

down the road lived carlos three
whose pronouns were i and me
further down was dora four
who had the whole world to explore

don’t tell it to frankie five
whose dream was barely kept alive
and in the mix
still asleep, was dylan six

eddie seven felt rotten
he had almost been forgotten
and helen eight
was ready to fly right and get straight

ibrahim nine
was ready to shine
but jessica ten
hated men

ken eleven dreamed of power
even at this early hour
laura twelve was still asleep
but had a nine o’clock appointment to keep

suddenly the telephone rang
and the world ended with a bang
no one laughed and no one cried
and the universe let it slide

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