Monday, November 8, 2021

ASYLUM

The orderly died long ago of some disease 

Which you won't find now or at least

Not living under the same name. Still,

His shadow makes the rounds of

The deserted hospital whose high ceilings 

And empty beds make it attractive

To ghosts who'd otherwise be reduced

To haunting bowling alleys and billiard halls.

You can't keep echoes out of such a place;

The shadow doesn't try but softly wakes them 

Disposing of the dead ones decently.



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