The old town
don't look
the same
any more
everyone's left
and split
moved on
or died
I've read
more obituaries
than box scores
this year
even the tavern
has changed hands
the music
still plays
but just
a little
slower
and just
a bit
sadder.
Jake St. John lives in the woods on the edge of the Salmon River. He is the author of several collections of poetry including Lips Leave Scars (with Jenn Knickerbocker, Whiskey City Press, 2023) Ring of Fog (Holy and Intoxicated Publications, 2022), Night Full of Diamonds (Whiskey City Press, 2021), and Lost City Highway (A Jabber Publication, 2019). He is the editor of Elephant and is considered an original member of the New London School of poetry. His poems have appeared in print and online journals around the world."
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