Car Dream #13

CAR DREAM #13
by Michael Kroetch

The boy sits on top of a car heap. Life means little to him. He is going to jump and does. His pants come off in the air. So do his shoes. His shirt, too. He is naked when he lands. He lands in the lap of a virgin. It’s the virgin Mary. She has a necklace of meat around her neck which she offers to the boy. She says to dig in. She says to chew twelve times. She says to eat of the meat and be complete. In her hand is a cup of blood. She pours some into the boy’s hair. She tells him it feels good, doesn’t it? She tells him if he’s good he’ll get a prize. She tickles the boy and says he’s naughty. Why won’t he eat? Here, she says, see. As she says this, she takes a bite. The meat is uncooked and messy. She is soon covered with its blood. Here, she says, putting a hunk of the meat into the boy’s mouth. It’s good. Taste it.