Dreamland was about to become very nightmarish
In as much as the car in which we all were riding
Exceeded the careful demands of a sharp and winding curve
Thereby breaching the protective guardrail and plunging off the cliff
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Doesn't matter if this scene really happened or if it was an Aquarium Dream. Some of us need more help than others, and some get no help at all resisting 'Undertow.' A gripping metaphor especially for me having grown up on the Northern California coast. I have felt the icey Pacific waters pull at my knees while pulling the sand out from underneath my feet. I learned it works both ways as my great-grandfather taught me to surf-fish with huge hand-hend nets. We were the undertow. Tom
With each read I get a new suggestion of its meaning. And so, this powerful piece will be revisited again. Danny