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Unclaimed


Conspicuous

by his absence

Entrenched  

in his abeyance

Condemned

in his reluctance

All feelings

askant 

 

Forgiveness

but a carrot

From a garden

long estranged

Those closest

to his exit point

Bereft

— and unclaimed

 

(Villanova University: January, 2025) 

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