One written a little while back, but an actual experience. The allusions to Wallace Stevens “Disillusionment in Key West” are due to an exercise in a workshop with Marj Hahne.
Disillusionment in West Texas
A sunny morning in March.
Off the interstate, empty roads.
Along the main street—
if this is the main street—
yellow stucco buildings.
No one walking about,
no windows to stop at,
no shiny OPEN signs,
no trouble parking.
Where are the installations,
where are the galleries,
where is a shop selling
mid-morning coffee? Marfa
is closed on a Tuesday morning.