I want you to become a communist
In a dream from June 2023, I am walking through a lobby after a campaign event when Donald Trump approaches me and says, “I don’t want you to hate me Robert, but I want you to become a communist.”
He then asks me to manage the campaign for a candidate. I ask for more details. Is the candidate running for Congress? Trump says, “It’s everything, school board meetings, the whole thing.” It doesn’t seem worth my effort if the race is just for a school board seat.
The dream seems to have two messages. If I have political ambitions, I must start small. And, if I want to be a successful writer, I cannot depend on capitalism; I should freely share my creative works. After all, Jesus didn’t profit from the New Testament. Muhammad didn’t earn royalties from the Quran.
On the other hand, Trump lies a lot and when everything is free, nothing has value. It’s quite a quandary.
two lincolns
lincoln memorial
lincoln, california
same latitude
same distance
from ocean and bay
barque of sun god
rises in east
falls in west
america
rises in east
falls in west
go to sun city
to retire and die
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In a dream from June 2023, I am walking through a lobby after a campaign event when Donald Trump approaches me and says, “I don’t want you to hate me Robert, but I want you to become a communist.”
He then asks me to manage the campaign for a candidate. I ask for more details. Is the candidate running for Congress? Trump says, “It’s everything, school board meetings, the whole thing.” It doesn’t seem worth my effort if the race is just for a school board seat.
The dream seems to have two messages. If I have political ambitions, I must start small. And, if I want to be a successful writer, I cannot depend on capitalism; I should freely share my creative works. After all, Jesus didn’t profit from the New Testament. Muhammad didn’t earn royalties from the Quran.
On the other hand, Trump lies a lot and when everything is free, nothing has value. It’s quite a quandary.
two lincolns
lincoln memorial
lincoln, california
same latitude
same distance
from ocean and bay
barque of sun god
rises in east
falls in west
america
rises in east
falls in west
go to sun city
to retire and die
More poetry at amazonzombie.com
Robert S Urbanek
July 2, 2025