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last poet

had a quiet exit
no media outlet was alerted
cable news had nothing
even reddit was silent
as silent as the poems
not to be written
or read
or spoken to anyone

if you google it
you might find yourself
here
thank you
but this isn’t the story

there isn’t a story
or a poem
left
to describe
the infinite loss
when a wordcrafter
loses
fire

1/5/02

*image from dall-e 2 ai: prompt: last poet sumi ink splatter

i am the poet of desire by john oakley mcelhenney