Home » All Issues » January 2012 » Ghost Tour
- This is the between-world, the knot
- in the ceiling where the rain comes through
- on a sunny day in the middle of August,
- the cooling room where the piano plays
- by itself. This is your breath, although you
- do not need it now. You can see it here.
- It can remind you who you thought
- you used to be. This is the corridor.
- Your tread should be heavier at night.
- In the light, please limit yourself
- to the corners of their eyes, or the space
- behind their vision. Gaze at them.
- Try to speak. Some of them say
- they can hear you, although it’s never
- happened to me. Here is where we keep
- the spiders. Let them out in swarms
- or not at all. Here is the breaker box—
- some like to think that they can find you
- better in the dark. This is the mirror.
- It doesn’t serve you now. This is the glass
- that has been left too close to the edge
- of the shelf. This is the rocking chair.
- This is the curtain that moves without
- wind. This is the bed. This is the remote
- control. Run the water in the shower—
- that, too, is best done at night or
- when someone is alone. With practice,
- you can turn the water red. This is the branch
- you can tap against the window.
- Here is where the dog sleeps, in case
- you want to pull his tail or stroke
- his ears. Here is a bottle of over-flowered
- perfume. Here is a creaky step, here
- a hinge in need of oil, here a place
- to whisper. Try to learn a name.
- Try to make them claim they don’t believe.
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