Strange dreams of riding

in cars rolling backward or

in cars flowing with 

the traffic, but traveling

in reverse. Drivers

don’t see a problem. One shows

me my perception

is wrong; the other is not

worried even though

the ignition keeps shutting

off. I grow anxious.

Is the problem with me, with

  them, or with the cars?

What do I do when I lack

 power and control,

when I roll back to those young

days when I first came to be?

                                                                                           JDG