Left Unsaid
as I entered his room
he focused upon me
silently begging me not to ask
of his absent roommate
empty bed freshly made
bedside table neat
surrounding area cleared
of anything personal
in that part of the nursing home
where people go missing
Carl Palmer author of "Telling Stories", is well known at open mikes in the Puget
Sound region of the Pacific Northwest for his flash fiction and poetry. He lives the good
life in University Place, Washington. Carl's works have appeared in Ascent Aspirations,
Möbius, The Poetry Magazine, Lucidity, , Pennine Ink and
Tales of the Talisman Magazine.
Email: Carl Palmer
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