April 13, 1995
5:50 pm pst (the saddest poem I've ever written) 
poetry by Michael F. Nyiri
"Large & Empty House"
I look around and see none of me
A lot of you
A little of us
A couple of birds singing
Was it not so long ago they sang for us?
Was there ever an us?
Or was it just you?
And me?
Where do I fit in
In this large and empty house?
Where is my voice
I could cry
I could laugh
Sometimes it all seems so funny
I wanted a house for you
I wanted to make you happy
I failed
Now you're happy with someone else
Away from this large and empty house
And since I see none of me
I leave too
The birds must be really lonely
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copyright 1999-2004 by Michael F. Nyiri
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