The Art of Disappearing
Author: Naomi Shihab Nye
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When they say Don't I know you?
say no.
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When they invite you to the party
remember what parties are like
before answering.
Someone telling you in a loud voice
they once wrote a poem.
Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate.
Then reply.
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If they say We should get together
say why?
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It's not that you don't love them anymore.
You're trying to remember something
too important to forget.
Trees.
The monastery bell at twilight.
Tell them you have a new project.
It will never be finished.
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When someone recognizes you in a grocery store
nod briefly and become a cabbage.
When someone you haven't seen in ten years
appears at the door,
don't start singing him all your new songs.
You will never catch up.
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Walk around feeling like a leaf.
Know you could tumble any second.
Then decide what to do with your time.
8 "The Art of Disappearing" by Naomi Shihab Nye from Words Under the Words: Selected Poems. © The Eighth Mountain Press.
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