Eddie Krzeminski: Outside the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City

Eddie Krzeminski: Outside the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
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OUTSIDE THE TRUMP TAJ MAHAL IN ATLANTIC CITY

 

It's been closed for over a year now

but the cupolas still loom

over the city like dirty shadows.

I'm thinking of how to measure

the thousands of hands out of work,

the darkened dining room, dust

settling into the crystal wine glasses,

the hotel tower blocking out

what's left of the sun.


Eddie Krzeminski was born and raised in Naples, Florida. He is currently an MFA candidate at Florida International University. In his spare time he reads, writes, and plays bass in two bands. His work has previously appeared in The Mangrove Review and Plath Poetry Project.