Can I only prove myself
By proving myself
Achieve to impress
Be remembered
Jolly introvert (sometimes)
Seeming extravert by jolliness
Seeming friendship
Jolly drinks banter
But
Out of sight out of mind
A passing acquaintance
Of school
Of college
Of work
Of pub
Of life
Who are the random few
Who merit the annual token
Years later
Of once-known half-forgotten
A Christmas card
Ensure that small acknowledgement
By sending to them
To force a response
Even if only
A token response
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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