Thursday, April 21, 2022

Goodbye, Spooky Old Shopping Mall - poem

 

Lawrence Hall

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Goodbye, Spooky Old Shopping Mall

 

I’m only here for the restrooms, foul as they are

Employees Must Wash Hands

At the end of corridors which end in corridors

Darker and narrower as they go along

Empty spaces, empty stores, emptiness

 

Someone is sleeping on a decorative bench

No Firearms / Prohibido Portas Armas De Fuego

Outside a nail salon that closed years ago

And a bookstore that closed years ago

And a boutique that closed years ago

 

The geriatric mall-walkers have arrived

Hide Your Merchandise and Lock Your Car

The few remaining stores don’t open ‘til ten

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