Today a small group of mutual friends,
including me,
gathered to host a moving sale at the soon-to-be former home of a friend.
We did the hard work;
she did not have to be there,
and she was elsewhere,
trying to build a better future for herself.
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The sale was difficult for me,
for I have many memories associated with almost every space.
There, since July 2009,
I had noticed interesting pictures,
watched movies,
attended birthday parties,
stoked fires in the fireplace,
cooked,
eaten,
helped with housework,
consumed a little too much wine,
experienced good times,
and experienced frustrating times.
There, when my friend was away for a few days,
I housesat for her.
It seems that my visits in that space have ended.
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I gave my friend items over the years;
Today I watched people buy many of them.
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I weep for what was.
May what follows for my friend be far better for her.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
MARCH 10, 2012 COMMON ERA
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