Like the candles lit,
by strangers at Easter
in homemade gowns.
Once they’re secluded,
they point their fingers
at their recent culprit.
That same day
they taught how
to steal the Mona Lisa.
Michael Igoe, instructor at Boston University’s Psych Rehab Center. City boy, neurodiverse, Chicago now Boston. Numerous works appear in online and print journals. Twitter: MichaelIgoe5. Erstwhile scholar, Tai Chi student. Urban Realism, Surrealism. I like the night.