“Can you be okay

For a while?

You have the phone; you know to dial.

If you need me, I’ll be

Just a measly mile.”

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I sat and I waited and I stared

At the door.

I lounged, walked around and then stared

At the floor.

There is nothing to do

And no one to see.

The mirror is plenty

Familiar to me

And I wish I had

An emergency—

I am that bored.

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“Can you be okay

For a while?

You have the phone; you know to dial.

If you need me, I’ll be

Just a measly mile.”

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Where are you and why

Can’t you just come home?

I feel I’ve no shadow—

I feel that alone.