There are people you want to talk to
Whose call you wait for
Your finger hovers over their number
and you think
‘Is this a good time?’
And then you say, ‘Probably not.’
Your fingers scroll down hoping by some miracle
or the power of your mind
they call.
There are others on the same list
The ones you move past
Waiting for you to call
But you don’t-
You think
‘Not today’
And then you say,
‘Maybe next time.’
Only that sometime
before next time
you get a call telling you the person’s gone
And you say, “I’m sorry for your loss.”
And you think ‘I meant to call
earlier.’
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