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Old Haunts

Delia M.M. Crowley

Could there be more

than just butterflies

in my stomach?


Like skeletons

buried deep,

deep in a forgotten place?


Deeper than my shallow lungs,

which are craving cool air.

But not as full as my eyes,

which only see with admiration.


Notice how the Moon is

never the same?

Until its bursting with light

that clutches every shadow.

Not even the fog can stop

its own shadow from dispersing.


Can you tell the difference

between butterflies and skeletons?

A garden from a cemetery?

The light from the dark?


Old haunts from a far

have floor boards that creak

and shelves full of dust.

The garden is where you dug

six feet deep,

and in the moon light,

is where the butterflies

will rest in peace.


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