'Out Of Office' Poem by Trevor Valentine

'Out of Office'
by Valentine

If you goes on
Holiday
Or as some of you like to say
Vacation
Please spare me a thought

For I know I am not your
Keeper
But I am very much your
Friend
And I worry that I have not
Heard
From you

And yes, you may call me
Sensitive
And I really should
Man up
But I worry
You are not
Safe
And my mind goes
To ever
Dark places
About you

And as summer approaches
Even more
This will get commonplace
I'm sure
So I will not relax
Or enjoy

Call me a sheep dog
If you will
Or even laugh
Maybe
But I consider you part of
My family

So, drop me a line
That you're fine
A clue
A scooby doo
I will do the same
For you

Can you
Relate to that
Please?