Saturday, November 28, 2020

the absence and quiet

i'm surprised
that the mail man hasn't come today.

i take the letters
out of
the door slot and toss
them on the table.

i look out the door, up
the street.

i don't see his truck or
him either,
slouching under
the weight of christmas

coming.
no dogs are barking.

no mail is going out.
or coming in.

his absence worries me.
the absence 
and quiet of anyone
i like

makes me ill at ease.

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