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.