Irrelevant

It needs to become irrelevant that "I'm Still Standing," Elton John. Perhaps it is true that I've been put upon 
this Earth for more than that,
that I'm destined for more than that.
Irrelevant. It. Perhaps. I'm still standing.
I'm not an It. I'm not irrelevant. I'm landing
on a different runway this time.
No more deja vu for me this time.
This time. Why so many years spent!
Why let them live rent-
free inside…

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Heather MacCorkle

Mother and daughter always. Friend, too. English teacher most days.