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another missing person

by Vikki Owens

tonight i could
walk out of this house
and never be seen again.
i could become, or already have become,
a ghost...a wandering mist,
a willow-wisp.

the air will swallow me,
and i will be
free
of you.

11/01/2009

Posted on 11/02/2009
Copyright © 2025 Vikki Owens

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 11/02/09 at 03:36 PM

"or already have become" - this is the key line to me, and it brings such a sadness to this. That last stanza is lovely.

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