Dreams of My Elbows

[rain_gryphon]

There's this strange recurring dream that I've had since I was a teenager. I discover that the skin covering the outside of my elbows is actually just a thick sort of flap. I can work my fingertips into the gap, and pry it loose, and underneath my elbow joints are actually mechanical, made of steel and plastic. This surprises me, every time. I wonder how I never noticed before. I can inspect them, and sometimes oil them (always with silicone) as well. That's the whole thing right there. A curiously inconsequential dream, yet one that has recurred on and off for years.

The obvious interpretation is that it's something to do with my arthritis, but I've been dreaming that since I was in high school. One might argue as well that it represents some fear or hope of becoming mechanical, but it's only the elbows, and never anything else.

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