Afraid

Margaret V.Doran

I am Afraid! The ritual of leaving a place
is to be sure you do not leave
        a trace of yourself behind
You pack it all up,
clean it all up,
        be sure nothing is left
and then you go.


But I left a poem in the book in the bedside table. I was here!

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Updated March 13, 2005
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