Today
And for the first time
I don’t miss anyone who
Doesn’t want to be by my side
Not you, my deceased friend
Nor you, exquisite academia
Trophy wife, stumbling through
Books and life, blind as a mole
Not even you, daughter dearest
Nay, ‘cause today
Your absence heralds my freedom
To embrace the true life
I know now I’ve longed
For too long for this release
To arrive
