21 Grams

The ghost of John Lennon says
he needs to bum a smoke,
but I’m only holding weed
and I don’t want to share it with

with homophobes. The ghost of
John Lennon kicks dust and
says he’s bigger than Jesus,
but he looks small to me.

Maybe we lose something in death
beyond 21 grams. Have you ever
woken up at dawn? Hungover from
a dream? Heartbroken for a phantom?

It’s like that.

Ly Faulk (they/her) is the Editor-in-Chief of Eco Punk Literary. Their latest chapbook, Hope, With Bladed Wings, is through Alien Buddha Press. Her upcoming projects are Middle-Aged Mermaid, out in December 2023 through Naked Cat Press, and I Don’t Think I’d Make A Very Good Borg Drone, out in January 2024 through Back Room Poetry.