calling

by joel abel - Taurus

for ten years now
he has called her name,
down vacant hallways
and into the abrasive 
kansas wind.

he knows things that others
do not.

he has seen magic in the world.

once he slammed the refrigerator door
and one hundred notes and magnets 
levitated into the air for a split second
before falling.

once he saw fist sized holes appear 
in the wall and heard himself screaming
things he could never say.


he saw her disappear. 
watched her withdraw from
him piece by piece until she twinkled out sight.

he knows these thing, and he calls out to her,
into the empty stillness 
and the forgotten hallways.

hoping for magic.
Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2008-01-31 04:40:07
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:47:08
Poem ID: 71771

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