05 Howler

One Man Dan

outside a car door slammed
no engine followed or preceded
how long has the machine sat idle?
how long till its metal parts the air?

a madman in the neighborhood
or a neighbor in my madman mind?
only streetlights know for sure

the haunted door slams once more
an engine rips and slides away
metal parts the air

you’re too unkind
my madman mind