from this week in August, 2008 (I was 63)
Silent Partner
His presence is his participation
his email address is anonymous
He knows his opinions
would elicit embarrassed silence
That man tries to think of what to say
then not say it
measures that a small victory
a privilege not doing
Keeps his irons out of any fire
he did not start
Sitting among those conversing
he can contemplate a coffee cup
on a table across the room
His consciousness refers to him
in the third person and last night
he dreamed he was too slow
to outrun a steamroller
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