the minotaur and the silver spoon

the minotaur
was meant for sacrifice

but Poseidon made
Pasiphae the wife of Minos
fall in love with him
​
as a punishment
her child the minotaur
was trapped in a labyrinth

the minotaur dies
killed by some hero
or villain depending
on your 
perspective

in dreams a minotaur 
symbolizes a person
that is being intentionally
horrible

my dreams are a gateway
the signs are
a yellow brick road
a cerebral rabbit hole

in the dream
I live with an eccentric family
their mansion has
underground caves
unknown archeological sites
vortexes of power

we all take polaroid pictures
the photos are coins spilled
on the floor

at a fancy restaurant
I have too many bags to carry
two women sitting in a corner
hate me
but I feel fine because
two isn't too many

upon leaving 
the restaurant 
I am given a gift

a silver spoon
in a silver bag
the receipt is a note
from X that reads
enjoy your soup
I wish you the best

this confuses me
because I am not
eating soup
and he does not
give gifts

I return to eccentric mansion
we discuss the art of mundane
poorly lit polaroids

I look for my daughter
who is still a baby
in underground tunnels

that lead to etchings on stones
I draw power from
the ancient symbols

​I  know
​that I am one of them now
I fall asleep in a feather bed

I dream of a minotaur
in the dream
I wake up
and remind myself 

to remember the minotaur 
to remember the gift
of the silver spoon

​I do
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