my drunken alibi
cd not pass
erased from her life
like chalk
a best friend
a spirit intertwined
gone like
the setting sun
it’s been two years
& the words hang
heavy on my lips
the would-have-been’s
the old man’s regret
like a halo
the snow falls in
nebraska & i cant help
but think of
you in this cold
in mill
valley
About the Author: Mj Taylor is a poet living in NE. He has been nominated for the Pushcart prize as well as Best of the Net. He has two chapbooks, “Rattled” (kleft Jaw Press) & Skee-Ball at the Holy Arcade (River Dog). He can be reached at mktaylorjr93@gmail.com
Image Credit: Arthur Rothstein “Melting snow. Hayes County, Nebraska” (1940) The Library of Congress
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