Janet Kuypers performs in the poem "The Dream" during the 2004 performance art show "Dreams", live 02/03/04 at the Cafe (5115 North Lincoln Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois). The show contained poems and original sampled music, include in the poem He Told Me His Dreams 4, Realistic Dreams, The Dream, He Told Me His Dreams 5, Transcribing Dreams 3, Dreams 3, He Told Me His Dreams 9, A Dream About Murder, and People's Rights Misunderstood. This live performabnce art show contained not only poems but also a project art display of original artwork from Janet Kuypers, and even had a live camera on Janet Kuypers as she read her work, showing her reading on a larger television monitor during the live performance. For more information on this writing and other writings from Janet Kuypers, go to www.janetkuypers.com for more information and details. This is the poem that was read during this video The Dream I walked past the slide almost stepping on the boulder in a children's marble game. As I stopped at the swing set, I heard two girls talking. Slap bracelets, plastic purses, bows in their hair. The blue-eyed blonde said to the brown-eyed brunette, "If you dream that you die, you will." Those brown eyes exploded with fear. As I walked away, I stopped and leaned against the jungle gym. The memories bombarded me-- Why did I have that dream? Why did I stop myself? Why didn't I die? It was four years ago. I was walking in a field where the brown weeds stood a foot tall, almost entirely ...
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