To watch me leave
Stepping out of the room unseen
With no goodbyes
They might say if they were here
He’s not gone
They might say
Not knowing it’s too black outside
To see my way anywhere
Let alone back
Not the grays of colorless
Reverse negatives I’d pictured
But a solid black blank
That’s not some worst weather
Overcast by night coming on
But complete nothingness
Not even a light
At the end of some tunnel
That’s always sounded comforting
When you’re wondering what’s out there
Now well on my way into not that
Stepped into this dark
Like me you will too
No matter whether
Someone’s there to watch you leave
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Note: This is my rough draft for Thursday 01.11.24.
Lanning Lee 