I Leave A Dot Poem by Richard G Berg

I leave a dot
Before I leave
Something small
Enough to compensate
Just enough
To let me breathe.

I leave a dot before
I leave
A dot that surely
Makes its mark
Even if that very dot
Is sure to break
A heart.

I leave
A dot
Before
I leave
As sentiment is obsolete
Statements go to seed
Sharing reasons
As unhelpful
As the miser
Loving greed.

I leave a dot. I leave
A dot. A dot
Before I leave.

I know it looks unfair
But you had
Your chance
And now it's mine

Let the dot
Explain how much
You truly care.


Richard G Berg
August 2019