WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SEEN TOO LATE

Should I reply now?
It’s not the same.
I’m not the same.
You don’t feel familiar.
You look foreign.

The class was loud, very loud.
Your existence was announced.
You looked new,
but you were old news.

I talked.
You shared.
I talked.
You ignored.
I talked.
You disgusted me.

New year, new me.
New year, new trigger.
The moon gazed at me longer.
Your sparkling shadow appeared.

You talked.
Why.
You talked.
Anger.
You talked.
I answered.
You talked.
And I realized.

You are a fool.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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