I Miss Kathy Murphy

I miss you, Kathy Murphy,
with your smiling words
and encouraging attention.

I miss your honesty and praise
and your insightful summaries of my work.
You found depths of meaning of which I was unaware.

I didn’t see you go;
my computer was offline for months
and when it (and I) returned to full function

I saw “former member”
written beside your name.
I was devastated because I hadn’t said goodbye