But What If No One Asks (A Riff) Poem by David McLansky

But What If No One Asks (A Riff)



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.

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