Nights & Nights

Last night 

she dreamt 

she slept with Freud 

but he would talk so 

and sought to delve 

into her psyche 

when all she wanted 

was a bit of sex. 

The night before 

she dreamt she slept with Kafka 

having read his books 

from cover to cover 

but he demisssd his books 

and claimed he was 

a lousy lover. 

Two nights before 

she dreamt she slept 

with Bukowski 

sharing his booze 

and cigarettes 

and listened as he spoke 

of his racing bets. 

Tonight she hopes to dream 

and be in bed 

with Keats or Shelley 

or Byron's touch 

or sense Tennyson's beard 

against her breast 

and in his arms to rest.