LAST NIGHT 1962

A GIRL AND HER MOTHER AND A DREAM IN THE NIGHT IN 1962

And what did you
think you were
doing last night?
Yiska's mother said  
terrible noise
coming from your room
woke me up.

Yiska had finished
her breakfast
and was sipping tea.

What noise?
Yiska said
I don't remember
making noise.

But she remembered
she had dreamed of Benny
and he had(in her dream)
come into her bed
and she had hugged him
and he had touched her
and they had kissed
and it seemed so real
and she had woken
in the dark in a sweat
and panting.

What did I say?
Yiska said.

I don't know
her mother said
like you were
jumping about
on your bed
I had your father
go into you
to see if you
were all right
but he said
you were asleep
but that your bed
was in a mess
he said he tidied
the bed up
but you never woke.

Yiska raised
her eyebrows:
no idea
she said
pushing the thought
of Benny getting dressed
from her head.