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He woke up
or he thought he did
he wasn’t in bed
or in his recliner

he felt nothing
was he alive?
Was he dead?

He tried to walk
but he just floated
he couldn’t see his feet or legs

he floated to the bathroom
looked in the mirror
he saw nothing
no reflection

he picked up his cell phone
took a selfie
there was no image
nothing… he wasn’t there

he called his dogs
but heard nothing
then he realized
he had no pain

he heard a voice say
“Welcome”
and he knew
he had come home

~The Tennessee Poet~
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