upon hearing about a friend's friend's death

- will always miss out
on the thing that is not there
on the thing that could be there
on the thing that exists, at that same moment
elsewhere
will always miss out

on an empty spot
someone could have been there who is not
on an intersection near the highway
the sun could have shone differently that day
the sun did shine differently that day
at a different lot
will always miss out

will always miss out on a person
a thing, a could be thing, a might be person
a day, a world, a universe somehow
can't get it all and will miss out.

8/20/08