I RECOGNIZED
THE WRITING
ON THE PLAIN WHITE
ENVELOPE
I WONDERED WHERE
SHE'D WIND UP
BEFORE SHE CALLED
HER OWN
THE ANSWER'S
IN A CIRCLE
WITH THE WORD LOVE
ON A STAMP
POSTMARKED
BIRMINGHAM
4 BAR
BREAK
I'D OF BET ON
CALIFORNIA
CAUSE HER SISTER'S
IN BEL AIRE
OR I COULD SEE SEATTLE
WITH HER
MOM AND DAD
UP THERE
SHE NEVER MENTIONED
ALABAMA
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND
POSTMARKED
BIRMINGHAM
A TWO PAGE LETTER
WRITTEN ON THE
MODEST STATIONARY
DATED APRIL
TWENTY-TWO
SHE ASKED ME
NOT TO HATE HER
SAYS SHE'S SORRY
BUT LEAVIN'S
WHAT SHE FELT
SHE HAD TO DO
SO THE DAY SHE LEFT
SHE MADE IT
TWO HUNDRED MILES
SOUTH
DID SHE SETTLE THERE
DID SHE MAIL THIS NOTE
ON HER WAY
OUT OF TOWN
THE CHANCE IS THERE
TO FIND HER
WHEN THE ONLY
CLUE I HAVE
IS POSTMARKED
BIRMINGHAM
A TWO PAGE LETTER
WRITTEN ON THE
MODEST STATIONARY
DATED APRIL
TWENTY-TWO
SHE ASKED ME
NOT TO HATE HER
SAYS SHE'S SORRY
AH BUT LEAVIN'S
WHAT SHE FELT
SHE HAD TO DO
4 BAR
BREAK
EVERY DAY
DOWN BY THE MAILBOX
STANDING ON THE CURB
I CHECK
THE UPPER RIGHT
HAND CORNER
OF EVERY PIECE OF MAIL
I GET
HOPIN' THERE'S THAT
CERTAIN CIRCLE
WITH THE WORD LOVE
ON A STAMP
POSTMARKED
BIRMINGHAM
POSTMARKED
BIRMINGHAM