Hammers #3

Mary Jane Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

But her guttural scent
Permeates through the house still
Like dull shafts of sunlight
Hung dusty in the windows.

And I remember her in that chair
Staring at the books for hours,
Electric moments under headphones
Giddy from the white album.

And she was a lover to be sure,
Quick to excite and comfort,
Quick to entice a lonely man
With a smile and soft afternoons.

And I imagine her some night
Blowing in on the arm of a friend,
Blending into the party easy,
Teasing me with the love we once had.

Jeffrey Spahr-Summers