I do not miss

I do not miss seeing polluted waters & smoggy skies, freeways full of brake lights, greed littered on the ground & mouths that move without saying real words.

I do not miss hearing gridlocked horns or the hum of the freeway, voices only delivering complaints, cell phone conversations belonging to someone else's ears, the ring of early morning alarms. 

I do not miss the taste of exhaustion after too long a day, cheap wine & frozen meals, salty air that should be fresh, and complacent disregard for antecedent realities.  

I do not miss the smell of exhaust fumes, fish that was mysteriously warmed and now permeates the building, the person standing too close to me in the elevator, mediocracy - blowing through the vents of society. 

I do not miss feeling pressured to say yes to unwanted social invitations, being compressed into a crowd, eavesdropped or sneezed on, invisible - among mindless masses of unmasked mortals.