After You

Contributor: Amanda Firefox

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I don't want to be here
in your clothes
in your house
in your town
in the wake
of losing you.

I don't want to be here
in the minutes
hours
days

If you'd left work a few minutes later
If the other driver had been more awake
If I hadn't kept you up all night
If there had been less traffic
or more time
or more space
or more
or more

I don't want to be here
in the wake
of losing you.


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Amanda Firefox is a fiery little brunette who spends as much time at the beach as she can manage. She doesn't write much, but when she writes, it's almost always about her favorite subject: boys.