By Bryan Wegman.
Jungle scream
The monkey swings
Rope to rope
The toucan squeaks
And flies from the plastic leafed tree
Awakening me from a dream
Where I was flying high in the clouds
Having my first breath of fresh air
Water molecules attaching themselves to my tongue
A loud squeal and pops my wings and I fall
Crashing fast to a dark abyss
Crash I awake under my sheets
Throwing my hands
Trying to break free
Breathing fast
My heart racing
I find the end to my blanket
And lift it from my head
My monkey lays next to me on the bed
Staring me in the eyes
He cries out and jumps on my head
I pick him up and throw him in the air
He clings on to the ropes
And swings into the kitchen
My legs cramp up as I lay them off to the side of my bed
Bronco breakfast
Thumps come running down the stairs
Jack the rabbit hops out from under the bed
Hopping fast into the other room
The thumps come closer
And in Bronco comes
Slobbering with his big tongue
Hanging from the side of his mouth
Big blue eyes
Glowing from the reflection of the pond
Light grey fur
Warms me up as he leaps into my arms
Whimpering and slobbering me with kisses
I hear footsteps entering the door way
Bronco get down
My princess awaits me in the doorway
Glowing as always
Hair shining in the low light
Reflecting from the soft sun
Shining in through the curtains
She smiles and turns around
I must still be dreaming
Why’s that honey?
Because I’m looking at the most beautiful girl
I have ever seen
Charming but I’m not having sex right now
I got breakfast made up
Come into the kitchen
In the raw I emerge from under the sheets
Strutting my stuff past the sandbox of grass
The turtles laying on the stone path
That leads from my bed to the doorway
Flavor fills the air
The sweet smell of a pan an open flame
Hey honey, see if Julio and Jenifer want to come out for a bit
I say as I point to her right
Soft footsteps, she reaches for the freezer door
Out hops Julio chirping cheerfully
Followed by his black and white partner in crime
Flapping her wings
Opening her beak wide
Penny throws some fish scraps into their mouths
And they leap around joyfully
Mango swings past
Dropping to the ground
He leaps on Julio’s back
Julio falls to the ground
He rolls onto his stomach and gets up quickly
A loud squeal and he’s off chasing Mango down the hall
Here’s some coffee
And your eggs
You didn’t have to make me breakfast
I wanted to
I stare into her eyes and smile
You have quite the lifestyle here don’t you
She says sitting down on the tree stump chair
Across the table from me
It may seem a bit much
But this is my heaven
I rescued all these animals from bad homes
They weren’t really ever meant to be pets
But people always want an animal they can’t have
I love this house so much
I’ve never felt so comfortable in a home before
Inspired by the world around me
I have a lot of free time these days
And far too much creativity
And when boredom, and creativity take a hold of me
I work on something
I get these ideas in my head and I create
I love unique
That’s incredible
You did all this yourself
I had a lot of help along the way
But for the most part
This plot was just perfect
There was so much to work with
I love that waterfall in your backyard
Beautiful right?
It’s so peaceful
Would you believe that once was a problem for me?
What do you mean?
This property always used to flood because of the way it drained
So I came up with the idea of making a waterfall that I could swim in
I dug trenches up above and laid a layer of concrete so all the water would drain there
And then added multiple water filters along the way to clean the water
As it poured down the new stream Then dug a huge hole and made that pool at the bottom
Solved my flooding issue and made my favorite pool I’ve ever swam in
All the trees were naturally here
I never planted grass or did much trimming and it became so natural
It’s my escape from the world
It’s the only place where I can feel free anymore
I can’t even walk in public anymore without being harassed
So I seclude myself here waiting for that perfect women to come along
To spend the rest of my days with in my paradise
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