I watched him
waiting for words

I would not speak

These are not the words for me
however long the wait

it is not enough

I am kept on a low-level
impossible to ascend
but impossible to descend

I must transfer him there

He understands this humor
better than most

Our minds work often
much the same way

He who is takes the place
of he who was

and the world goes on as such
in a normal fashion
of give-and-take

He left without saying

goodbye