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Letter to a Stranger

Jerry Pendergast

Last night
I sat on the living room rug
watching the all night movie
that flashed upon the wall
in this house I have constructed

I grabbed my pistol, sprung to my feet
when I heard the trap door creak
You rose from the basement
Drew me towards you with your crystal medallion

I laid down the pistol
Took another step forward
But you slid back into the basement
and locked the trap door

I shifted my eyes back to the wall
A quintet on stage
I swayed gently to a guitar solo
Lead singer stepped back to the mic.
Her medallion had a crystal stone

I turned off the projector
But the images remained
Her voice
or was it your voice
still in my head

I tried to call you
But the wires connecting my town with yours
had all been cut
And the only rent a car within 30 miles
went out of business just a few days ago
No train or bus station near you

But it doesn’t really matter
Even if my words reached your ears
they would only dissolve
before they seeped inside

I know I may never drive you
out of the basement
But I
won’t spend another week
building monuments
to connections no longer working



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