Extant by Jacob Wilkinson

scott county va
Scott County, VA. Photo by Susan Tichenor

I exist only in your thoughts, in your words,

As I am perceived so I am

My most pressing flaws as you list them;

My best qualities as you recognize


If I live and nobody notices, did I live at all?

What value has a thought left to oneself?

I know the places and world around me exist because

I sense them, I acknowledge them

How do you sense me?

Is my presence acknowledged?

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