Irish Goodbye

He was a strange-seeming man who never

spoke, except to complain about vaccines.

We shared a roof for a year, meeting once

a day, during overlapping routines.

Left early Good Friday, without paying rent.

In the days leading up he had moved

all his belongings, piece by piece, leaving

some canned food and a toothbrush, unused.

The landlord was in shock, he had known the

man for four years. Loaned him money when times

were tough. He never said goodbye, nor hinted

at where he would end up. No rhymes

nor reasons behind the event. Just a man

moving on and leaving behind a debt

Not to worry, the landlord had the room

Filled and active again by next morning.

Twas an Irish goodbye in the coldest

sense. A dissapearance without warning.

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