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This particular poem originated from a very strange dream. But when is a dream ever normal?

Update

Unfortunately Paradigm is no longer. So many of these literary publications are labors of love and the burden becomes too great for these wonderful editors and creators. Paul Fuhr's message to contributers and readers follows below.

Dear Readers and Contributors,

This is a hard message to write, since you have become something of an extended family to me. I am proud every time I see your names appear in other journals and publications and, likewise, I have been honored to include your work in our "pages."

That said, it is with much sadness that, after five years, I have decided to retire Paradigm. It is simply become too difficult for me to have a family, a job, and a literary journal. I no longer have the energy and time to do all three well.

Paradigm has been much more than a labor of love. It has been a forced reflection of what interests me and what challenges my perspectives on art.

Since 2006, we have published more than stories and poetry. We have published voices. Part of what made Paradigm different was that we had feature artists who do not necessarily belong together: golf course architects alongside concept artists; celebrated chefs next to meteorologists. We have published high schoolers and retirees alike. There is nothing quite as rewarding as reading grateful e-mails from those artists we have selected, saying how proud they are to be considered "good enough."

As our tagline goes, art is everywhere. And while you will not find it new pages of Paradigm, you will find out there in other journals, books, a song lyric, an oil hanging on a restaurant wall, conversations with old friends, or a passing moment shared with someone new. Paradigm has been a constant reminder to me that there is always someone with a story worth telling and, in turn, a story worth hearing.

Thank you for everything.

Sincerely, Paul Fuhr