I am not dead, <br />Just gone away; <br />Like a vacation, <br />I'm back to stay. <br /> <br />Until I get tired, <br />And take some time off, <br />To get my s... together, <br />To get rid of this cough. <br /> <br />Did you miss me? <br />I missed you, I did; <br />You've not been far from mind, <br />You sweet, lovely, silly, kid. <br /> <br />I have not passed away, <br />I haven't been found dying; <br />I've been on leave, so to speak, <br />And the poetry's been trying. <br /> <br />Trying, to find its voice, <br />Trying to find its flavor; <br />So that a reader will enjoy the work, <br />And its theme, they can savor. <br /> <br />I am not dead, <br />Just gone away; <br />Like the common cold, I'm back, <br />And it's here, that I will stay.<br /><br />david lessard<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-not-dead/
