Ghosts of New Orleans

Noel Kroeplin, PA-S
School of Medicine and Public Health, Physician Assistant program
2020
Poem


In memory of PJ

Your most famous are dirty.
Seductive.
Easy.

Wafting, magnolia-scented,
out of catacombs and thru
cast-iron gates.

Your less famous we love.
A peacekeeper.
Quiet.

Resting on a bench
in your underbelly
with a book
and a bottle.

The one we hope
will come home.