Louis Miller

Louis Miller sat on a log and watched the world float by

When he saw the body floating in the river he thought it was a log

But the log had a face

and it once had thoughts

and it once loved Louis Miller

Janey O'Malley took down a dress from its place in the cedar closet

When she put it on she looked in the mirror and saw her mother there

But her mother had died

and she once looked like Janey

and she once loved Louis Miller

Louis Miller was a married man

A bum, a saint, a man of means

Louis Miller was a lonely man

A ghost, a great big nothing

And he never knew anyone loved him

Anderson Brickey watched from his room as someone fell off a bridge

And it never occurred to call the police for he had been there himself

But the jumper couldn't swim

So she sank for a while

And she may still love Louis Miller

© 2026 Brian G Parker