Spiritual

Ali Alizadeh

A place of crosses and bullet shells

sold by auction. Flattened cars

sold by negotiation. Muddy ribcage

to be inspected by appointment

with an undead agent. Vendors

stinking cadavers. Property

of decomposition. A house amazing

-ly decrepit. Did we enjoy prosperity

‘s graveyard? To report

conditions of infestations? No

place like home. It’s me and you

dusting this debris, kicking vultures

out of our craters. Floor boards

become of coffins, curtains

of bloody uniforms. Let’s haunt this house.