Mannequin Envy
quarterly journal of poetic and visual art
Featured Artist:
Theresa Pfarr
More artwork by:
Cecilia Ferreira
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Richard Lighthouse
filling the hole
with the noisy chaos of work
crews and a backhoe,
they've dug a hole in the street.
so i fill it with remnants of life,
one shovel at a time.
dream fragments,
discarded selves,
emptying the mind's closet.
neighbors gather to watch.
orange pylons & yellow
tape marking caution. kids offer
a wagon to help with the hole.
while psychic dumping, my anxiety naps,
falling off the couch.
the hole sinks and expectation rises.
my mental junkyard becomes a memorial.
now everyone wants a hole.
Bio: Richard Lighthouse is a contemporary writer and poet. He is a corporate executive and has traveled all over the world. He is also an engineer, artist, pilot, teacher, & musician. He holds an M.S. from Stanford University.
His work has been published in: West Hills Review: A Walt Whitman Journal, New York; Red Cedar Review, Michigan State University; Mudfish, New York; and many others worldwide.
