My hometown in known
For its carousels.
George F. donations
They are free to ride
Six carousels turn
Empty of riders
Relics of the past
Rotating in place
Blissful delusions
Ride painted ponies
Semblance of movement
All an illusion
Dreams of the past hide
Nightmares of today
Focus on the past
Ignore the future
An apt metaphor
Of a dying town
© 2017 Benjamin Goodrich
Vox Humbug 
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
YAHOO! DIDN’T THERE ONCE BE THREE (3) IN THE TRIPLE CITIES AREA? ROSS PARK, JOHNSON CITY AND —?
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WONDERFUL POST—SUCH GROWING UP MEMORIES FOR ME! 🙂
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