If I must be haunted let it be by
The black velvet dress I didn’t buy because
I would never have anywhere to wear it.
The message I never answered because
A week was too long to make me wait.
The song I didn’t get up and dance to because
Everyone else was eating or talking.
The flower I did not leave on your desk because
I didn’t want anyone to notice.
Anything but not picking up the phone the last time
My mother called before she died.