October 2, 2025Poem

Close the curtains

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Close the curtains

Cover the mirror

Turn the pictures to the wall

How can you live that way

From one day to the next

One step forward

Two steps back

A moment is a lifetime

Waiting for nothing

Everything.

Is anything ever expected?

There are no mail trains

No telegrams

To spell it out

Commiserations

Are for others

But not for you

Compassion is another

Name for pity

Leave it on the table

Wait by the door

Where the phone stand used to be

There is a coat rack

Hats you never wear

A door never opened

You say it is too cold

Too warm

Too dull

The sun is much too bright

Nothing will ever change

Everything has changed.

The upside down

Is normal

The inside out is

Outside in

Nothing is hidden

Everything is

Lost

Between the lines.

Open the door

Break the seal

Step out

You have a good heart

In the end

It will be your friend.