From this time Be something scanter of your maiden presence.

I have tried this strategy, I confess.
When I have felt taken for granted, un-noticed
Or unacknowledged, I have stepped back –
Made myself something scanter
Taken my maiden presence elsewhere
In the hopes that my maiden presence
Might be felt more keenly
Next to my maiden absence.

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