no one is happier than the village idiot's blog: "My Writing"

Exclusion
by john p reed

I am wearied by hearing
that my friends doing things
without me talk about

how they really miss
all the things we used to do
how they really wish
we could be together more
how they really want
to be more with me
how they really do like
to be around me.

What you don't remember is
that you do exclude me
inconsiderately, by not remembering

how you really miss
all the things we used to do
how you really wish
that we could be together more
how you really want
to be more with me
how you really do like
to be around me.

To make those phrases true
you only have to do as I do,
you need only to remember

how I really miss
all the things we used to do
how I really wish
that we could be together more
how I really want
to be more with you
how I really do like
to be around you.