SOLDIER 1
I had a dream last night.SOLDIER 2
Don’t tell---SOLDIER 1
A whirl of smoke and guns and color---SOLDIER 2
Enough---SOLDIER 1
A giant bayonet came---SOLDIER 2
A giant bayonet?SOLDIER 1
And pushed me in a grave. What does it mean?SOLDIER 2
(Shrugs)It can mean many things.
SOLDIER 1
Will I die today?SOLDIER 2
Possible. More likely, you had the dream to show your fear of the day’s battle.SOLDIER 1
I’m not---SOLDIER 2
Your dream says otherwise. But, because you had it, you’ll reflect back on your fear. And since you have something to reflect on, you’ll likely live.SOLDIER 1
Really?SOLDIER 2
Now, I’m more likely to die. You’ll think back: “I told Tommy; and, that very day, he got killed.”SOLDIER 1
No.SOLDIER 2
Quite possible. Or, I suppose, you might get killed; and I might think back on this exchange we’re having right now. Regardless, one of us dies.SOLDIER 1
No.SOLDIER 2
Which is why I wish you’d kept your dreams to yourself.(Marching.)
THE END.
