having abandoned the search
July 29, 2016 § Leave a comment
I employed the church key
his sister gave to me
she removed it from
the key ring
after they found his Oldsmobile
abandoned
and idling
near the river
sending a bottle cap
off the bridge
I watched it’s arc
satisfied that
we looked
longer I suppose
than most would have
what is still unknown is
whether he offed himself
or simply walked off
to find unfamiliar
arrangements
in the stars
he was often heard to say
that his soul
whatever that entailed
wasn’t packed properly
loose in the corners
bunched uncomfortably
in strange places
I like to think
he went to get a refit
to just once
stride through the blight of his
streets and alleys
like a banker on Savile Row
some I reckon are looking yet
me?
I’m just hoping for a chance encounter
a question at the ready
about what
he has seen
(c) 2016 Fred Whitehead
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