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The Secret Traveler Stephen Gardner
No one hears him. He keeps his moving to himself And in a wink Is somewhere else. She does not know he goes. When she awakes he lies beside her In the bed where they have slept Their lives together. He leaves No note, no clues. His shoes Are where they always are. His wife of thirty-seven years Has never understood why When he comes to bed each night His feet are always damp, His hair with its always Salty smell and taste. |
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