The Last Time I Looked

The last time I looked
No one was there
Nothing was there
Not my voice
Not myself
Not anything I had lost
Not anything from any of my last times
Not anything I couldn't remember
Not anyone I knew
Not anyone I haven't meet
No poets
No priest
No prostitutes
No pimps
No pets
Not the morning birds
Not the morning songs
Not the morning dew on the grass
Not the occasional glance
Not the meaningful stare
Not my sight
Not my hearing
Not anything I had found
Not anything I wasn't looking for
Not anything from any of my first times
Not anything I could remember
Not anyone I knew
Not anyone I will know
No lovers
No liars
No leaches
No loners
No losers
Not the night owls
Not the midnight music
Not the worms lured out by the moon light
The last time I looked
Nothing was there

jrg 9/29/09
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