Ma Belle
We have many calls in which she mainly talks
about the phone–”this one” that’s
“not working” or–”wait”–this one
that’s “better.”
I should write her more letters.
Only I think she likes–”wait”–
conversation–
“no, let me try
this one–”
She doesn’t actually have
so many.
We proceed
by misdirection–
“Thursday,” I say;
“Tuesday?”
“THURSday,”
“Tuesday–”
She tells me of the one, two, three, four, five
saved meals (on wheels)
that we can have when
I come”Tuesday, right?”
“THURSday–”
“wait–let me try
this one–”
It almost sounds funny
written down.
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draft little poem for Real Toads Open Platform and some number for April, National Poetry Month.
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