i forgot there was such a thing as money,
because i didn't see any.
i forgot there were such a thing as automobiles, or paved roads,
because i didn't see any.
i saw odd little houses, off in the distance beyond the trees.
i saw the trail i was walking on.
i saw a nice flat rock to sit on.

then i got hungry and went home.
but on my way i saw two worlds, superimposed on one another.

in one i saw paved roads i had to cross, and be careful not to get run over crossing them.
in the other, my trail crossed an odd narrow trail of iron and timber.
here there people, not all of them of familiar species,
sitting crosswise of long benches, beneath which there were wheels, mated to those narrow tracks,
and pulled by an engine, that was a box of solar panels with batteries inside,
that made only quiet electrical sounds.

you can guess in which i saw more of the creatures who were already home where they were,
a few of whom would stop and turn to see this strange creature who was myself, walking by.