The Trestle Is Haunted

The trestle is haunted by a Goat-
man. He is not carrying a Bible,
nor any sacred book, nor is he
wearing a priest’s collar. He’s not
wearing clothes at all, his eyes are
not blue like Jesus’, he has no hair
though he is covered in fur, and
gnats circle his head and horns
like a gnarly halo. Some say he swings
a bloody axe. Have you seen a photo
of goats sleeping in trees? Or the video
of a goat walking upright through
the streets of India? Like a man? Then
you may be able to see what is not there,
too. At the trestle. What is not there is
what’ll kill you, knock you dead
into the field below. From the trestle
tall as an eight-story building, which
is also not there, but is, nonetheless,
as deadly to fall from.