les animales

They say we shouldn't look for analogies in nature, but who can blame me if animals parade nightly through my dreams ? All of the strangeness and vulnerabilities of my daylight hours are transformed into rabbits, deer, and dogs.

When I am challenged the bears appear. I would like to say that they come as mystical bear-brothers, but they chase me and gnash their teeth. Sometimes I am able to befriend them, but it takes a great deal of courage.

These seem like rather childish dreams to me, but they refuse to be tamed. I wonder if animals dream of us?

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