Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 19)

There is nobody in Hartford

Except the people buying flowers

And the people selling flowers

Except people crossing streets in residential neighborhoods

And in the central business district

There’s nobody in Hartford

Except families in this park

And families in that park

Except people walking their sassy dogs

There’s nobody in Hartford

Except people in downtown on the weekend

There’s nobody in Hartford

Except those attending church services in the park

Except those riding and scooting through

There is nobody in Hartford

Except a man enjoying his iced tea while young people walk on by

This place is a Ghost Town