The Dreams

Dream 153

There I was in a sailboat with the cream of our nation’s elite. With water surrounding us on every side, my heart pounded — I didn’t know how to swim.

The waves arose from a profound silence that warned of a coming explosion. The members of the upper crust threw themselves overboard, and began to tread water with vim and agility.

Watching them, I grew more and more alarmed as I remembered the huge amount of time lost in amusements. Only a fraction of that would have been enough to learn how to swim — not to mention lifesaving, as well.