Going to the Movies

In the dream, of course,
You were both—going
To the movies, or
At least trying to,
And in the movie,

Maybe the movie
That you were watching,
At least trying to—
Arranging the date,
Finding the show times,

Checking the titles,
And arguing, too,
In character, with
A movie mentor,
Famous Hollywood

Character actor,
How she always tells
You never give up,
But at the crucial
Moment of the fight,

Reminds you it’s fate.
The snow is falling
Faster, and the times
And titles are wrong.
You can’t see her face.