I’m afraid to ask after Carmine.
I haven’t seen him anywhere for weeks
but I can’t say anything.
I worry about what I’ll hear,
what I might learn.
If he’s gone
I guess life goes on.
It’s not like I’d have known any different
before I got the news
but I hate to think
what the world might be
without him.

He’s been around forever
even if he hasn’t been around too much lately.
Maybe he moved.
Maybe he’s sick.
Maybe he’s vacationing
in a better part of the world.
Maybe he’s gone
to a better place.

I hope someone
can say what’s up with Carmine
but I am simply terrified to ask.