Departure

Thank you for sharing your departure. 

We fuss over you. 

Then we chatter as if you are not there. 

Then we sob as if you can hear.  

It is like you are under a spell. 

And we are scared of your limpness. 

Thank you for sharing your purpose. 

Whatever that means.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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