ghosttown
the walls between worlds was thin
while what-might-have-beens
spoke in quiet voices in the wind
that wrapped around revenant hills
burned brown beneath a desert sun
while what-might-have-beens
and the never-weres drift forgotten
through ramshackle ghost-town
burned brown beneath a desert sun
clinging to dreams never-found
wraiths lurking in the shadows
through ramshackle ghost-town
with its timber bones exposed
a faded memory like a specter
wraiths lurking in the shadows
in limbo, waiting for times better
the walls between worlds was thin,
a faded memory like a specter
spoke in quiet voices in the wind
Mark A. Fisher is a writer, poet, and playwright living in Tehachapi, CA. His poetry has appeared in: Reliquiae, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, and many other places. His first chapbook, drifter, is available from Amazon. His poem “there are fossils” (originally published in Silver Blade) came in second in the 2020 Dwarf Stars Speculative Poetry Competition. His plays have appeared on California stages in Pine Mountain Club, Tehachapi, Bakersfield, and Hayward. His play “Moon Rabbit” won Audience Favorite at the Stillwater Oklahoma Short Play Festival in 2023. He has also won cooking ribbons at the Kern County Fair.
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