I knew he wasn’t there, but I had to stop
Tried to drive by. Couldn’t do it
So I pulled up to the glass wall he sat behind
All those years in exile from what
Should have been his and looked in to see
Where he’d been the last time I spoke to him.
No surprise, he wasn’t there just shock
He’d never be again.
They hadn’t taken his things.
His glasses were still there and car keys;
A picture of his kids.
Business cards with his picture.
I went in pretending he’d walk in from
Somewhere in the back and say hello
Then tell me to get a haircut like he always did.
He didn’t walk in..
“No gots,” he used to say
When something didn’t happen.
No gots anymore.
He’s gone and he took a part of me with him.
But I took one of his cards
Just in case I need some advice.