When I dream,
I feel free,
Like last night,

I had a dream that
My mom and I were moving in
To our old house, in which, I grew up
Because

We were done,
And so over it.

She said that she had 
“Asked the landlord to clean

The mold” that shows up in my dreams, usually,
When I think about this old house, or
That old shack, or cabin, or
Whatever you want to call it.

We, each, got our old rooms back;
And it was debatable about the third room,
Near the bathroom, downstairs.

Where stuff, and stuff, and more stuff
Accumulated. I imagined,
In my dream,

That we would, either,
Rent it out, or let stuff accumulate, again.

©2025Ellen Finn