A nun in the 18th century
now a headless ghost
beheaded by a mad trapper
or two rouge sailors looking
for gold they thought she
know the location of
if the tales of Saint Marie Inconnue
are true
why would a religious be wandering
in this world instead of in heaven?
unless she was a residual
an imprint of herself headless
a ghostly loop that plays
over and over
despite her not being there
just the appearance what was her
created from the trauma of her being
separated from her head.
Bob Boyd