The Phantom on the Other Side of the Pen
I don't want to be remembered
As the foreign relative,
Faceless person who
Activated the postage stamp
The half-print, half-script hand
Scribbling to the end of the page
I don't want to be the one
Always introduced by the postman
The two-dimensional aunt
Of balloon-filled birthday cards
Hallmark designs, pretty paper
And written lines
Ending up lower than they begin
I don't want to be recalled more easily
Inside a sealed envelope
Than outside on your doorstep
On Calle Estrella Polar
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