leaving 309 06/09/10

i look around the room
it is empty now of everything
except what the school provides

the walls are bare
the bookshelves gone
the desks are clear

there is a curious ambivalence
as i turn out the lights
for the final time

i expected something
anything
but yet

as i close the door behind me
here the final click of the lock
i am numb

©2010-Art Belliveau