The Inescapable Nature
- Justin Karcher
- Jun 12
- 1 min read
By Justin Karcher
Inspired by Matthew López’s The Legend of Georgia McBride
There is sometimes a swamp in the midnight hours
where jukebox negligees float to the surface.
I've seen the most beautiful people
slip in and out of them and sing songs
that could melt snow teeth in cities
hundreds of miles away from the hot music.
How we get through this life
is by sharpening our bite with tenderness
the way a barroom Elvis might wipe
the fresh blood from a scared kid's face
or an alcoholic might channel the ghost
of a Frenchwoman to solemnly surf
waves of broken memories. We follow
like stones across the perfumed water.
