I dream of Magneto
I am an X-Man, but Magneto's my friend and father figure,
So I must be one of the Young Mutants
(I figure later, to reconcile the facts)
Mainly I identify with Cyclops
(Perhaps there's something Freudian in this)
In the dream, it occurs to me
I haven't employed my optic blasts in some time
Jill Scott on the telly
Cool, seems fun, I'd probably marry her
Even though she's not remotely my "type",
Whatever the fuck that is
They censor "roll" from "roll a tree"
Which only draws attention to it.
Sometimes I wish I was black
Then I could walk in those neighborhoods
Without fear. Like Lenny in Strange Days.
And by the way, the "right here, right now"
From the song is from that movie.
It's Angela Basset. She should get royalties.
Maybe I'll do Black Like Me 2001.
Though by the sound of it, it should be
Something involving robots.
I dream of tigresses. Who
surge forward at me
through gates that are suddenly gone,
and I in my wheelchair can't back out!
I throw my body back in the chair, terrified,
And find she's licking my knee.
She's tame after all.
Just have to learn to pet her right.