Peterson, Dexter

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AmaranthusVolume 1995 | Issue 1 Article 31-30-2013Welcome to My MindDexter PetersonGrand Valley State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/amaranthusThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Amaranthus by an authorizedadministrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact scholarworks@gvsu.edu.Recommended CitationPeterson, Dexter (1995) "Welcome to My Mind," Amaranthus: Vol. 1995: Iss. 1, Article 3.Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/amaranthus/vol1995/iss1/3Dexter Peterson Welcome to My Mind hi, pleased to meet you. want to come in? i don't get many visitors, outside's enough to scare most people away. but please, come on in, we're all harmless here­m; casa, su casa, eh? careful, watch your step, you're about to go off the deep end, and it's a long way down. here's a machete, to hack through the overgrown imagination; there's a sense of humor, just ignore the warping there. most of the thinking goes on through here; i've been meaning to get that derangement straightened out. and down here's the subconscious, but even i need a map and a flashlight to find my way around. i wouldn't look too closely, and please excuse the mess, i don't come down here much. 4.amaranthus this derelict cellar is where The Lost Things stay, refugees from childhood. when watching those bright, noisy be careful not to trip over any looS( and watch out for those damn anxil i just sprayed Sunday, but those thi breed like hell and pop up everywh be sure to stay on the side of the ro: that you don't get blind·sided by a fast mood swing. and ifyou se anything suspicious, give a holler; i donlt want to scare you, but sometimes i don't think i'm all alone in here. what's that, you want to go now? hmmm .. ,i'm sorry, but i think i've lost my way. but don't worry, i'n find you a nice, warm place to stay until i can get you out. till then, you can sleep in here, with the rest of my Dreams. ind this derelict cellar is where The Lost Things stay, refugees from childhood. when watching those bright, noisy desireworks be careful not to trip over any loose fears, and watch out for those damn anxieties, ijust sprayed Sunday, but those things breed like hell and pop up everywhere. be sure to stay on the side of the road so that you don't get blind·sided by a fast mood swing. and ifyou see anything suspicious, give a holler; i don't want to scare you, but sometimes i don't think i'm all alone in here. what's that, you want to go now? hmmm...i'm sorry, but i think i've lost my way. but don't worry, i'll find you a nice, warm place to stay until i can get you out. till then, you can sleep in here, with the rest of my Dreams. arnaranthus.5 

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