Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions (Wicked Lovely 5.50)

wouldn’t choose the bathroom,

unless they’re super considerate

and thinking of the mess.

I don’t know

if Mickey was thinking of Cobain

when he decided

Ocean City would be the last stop

on the road trip of his life.

I don’t know

what he was thinking

when he packed

that gun

and that shirt.

But the important thing is,

Krista now has both.

When the rain ends,

we take Mickey’s guitar

to the beach,

find a spot where I sat

when I was alive.

He plays

with trembling fingers

and a voice

rough from weeping

but stronger than before.

Others gather around,

in twos and threes.

Mickey takes requests,

but mostly he plays

our old favorites.