Gone and Forgotten

He lived in a city of high walls
Where loneliness covered him like a pall.
He would each night lean out a window
And wonder if it were time to go.

Then one evening he made up his mind.
He thought a quick death would make things fine.
Suddenly, he was no longer there.
He found himself falling through the air.

At the office, he was barely missed.
His replacement gave her boss a kiss.
His room was re-rented in a few days.
Nobody cared that he had gone away.

He had no close family or friends,
So he wasn’t missing in action.
His broken body didn’t cause a stir.
He had fallen into a dumpster.

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