Snow Melt

Haunted

"Invalid Entry"  memories out of the past
reverberate through corridors
of cold hydrogen;
interstellar engines die in subspace
leaving crews and passengers stranded
in the darkness of between.

Haunted places
hold memories of old crimes that,
like endlessly looping cassette tapes
replay for tourist dollars.

Haunted the Bird Cage
reverberates with the song of dice
and the whirl of a Roulette Wheel;
a headless cowboy walks past
and the aroma of Charoots
scent the air.

Haunted shadows
walk through the door of yesterday
onto the stage of today,
pause to allow us a fleeting glimpse,
and exit into tomorrow
leaving behind more questions
then we can answer.

Haunted on a windless day
a door opens
to allow a recently buried friend
into the house.

Haunted wars
leave behind the souls
of those so quickly killed
that the don't realize
their bodies are decomposing
in unmarked graves.

Haunted by the fear
that their bodies would wash ashore
and go unburied
sailors pierced their ears
and inserted gold rings
as payment for Christian burials.

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