i’ll be gone in an hour
but i’m here
for you
now

one false move
and
it’s over

reach out
when you can
need

a gift
your voice
here there everywhere
sublingual poets
time spent at craft
letter combinators in biological form
my friend
can’t speak
so i speak for him
he’s nearby
receiving this message

smiling
not calling

connected smiles

*i am here* < index page

© 2024 – a walt whitman ai poem by human john mcelhenney

*ai prompt for image: photo of a poet near a river with the eiffel tower in the background, grey sky, raining