"No Soliciting" says the sign--
                                                I placed it there myself.                                               
A monument to signify
     The closure of the self.

The ingrown sore that festers
     In the best of company--
The salesman keeps it in his case,
     I carry it in me.

"No soliciting" on the wall--
     Expressing great contempt
For all who dare to enter here
     Will leave--themselves--exempt.

Copyright Cindy C. Lange 1991