If Anyone Asks Poem by Justin Tallman

Then let the sands flow let me be unknown if I am not worth conversation or at least breaking the ice let the flame burn and the wax dry I have done my best the coin is flipped and I will probably die before heads or tails

But what if no one asks, You’re never mentioned, Do we defy our task, Transgress convention? Do we intrude your name Into conversation Like someone rude and crass With provocation; What if the room goes still With hesitation Then resumes its shrill Cavitation. It is always a mistake To fade anonymous, Maintain, partake, Be eponymous.