Crazy In Rural Ohio
When lamps are lit,
thumb-downed farmers
smoke on their porch's,
whittle away a churning simmer
of angry ghosts.
Some bury the urge
to slip into insanity, some plant it.
Some clean shotguns long unused,
others go to bed fuming.
A few walk into the dark
following a slow burn.
In county towns,
stone asylums are erected
to contain the fires.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2021
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