poem “Change (2015 edit)”, a poem based on a 199 poem about acclimating yourself to moving away from everyone, By Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

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Change (2015 edit)
Janet Kuypers
written 9/2/99, edited 8/9/15
Change is supposed to be a good thing,
and I think I just have to
think about it concretely
and consider the good and the bad.
I mean, what could potentially be wrong?
That I may not know people,
and I know people here.
And they never call,
and they never write,
and they probably never think of me.
So what difference would that make...
I mean, what could potentially be wrong?
Well, there might not be the same culture there
and it might not be easy for me to get what I need...
And he tells me that this town
Is a smaller version of the town I am in now,
and my only guess is that there is less crime there —
And winters aren’t freezing cold.
I remember loving summers
because, I think, I didn’t have to be in class then...
But I think I like springs and falls now,
because it’s not too hot or too cold then,
it’s just right.
And maybe this change would be just right.
And maybe change is good.