by Lester Allyson Knibbs
(Hakeem Muhammad)
loneliness
is a word
like the word
pain
that tries to mean
but fails to cry out
its meaning
unlike the wail
of a dog in the street
its hind parts
crushed beneath
a massive vehicle
loneliness
is a word
that means
nothing
July 9, 2002
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