Gorky's Ghost
copyright 2019 Michael Walker
There is a way down through the canyon
With a crayon and a sunset
There is a way up through the ocean
With a flower and a moonrise
There is a way out of this conundrum
A way out of this
Humdrum
Poverty of works
And crumbling rooms
And Gorky's Ghost
Sings a sad smile
And paints his mother's ghost
Over and over again.