this time
i'm the one who calls them
they pick up on the first ring
"if you are able to
please come over
i think we both need it"
after i hang up
my eyes overflow
because
the last person
who took the words off my tongue
isn't here
to do it now
YOU ARE READING
unspoken words and a cup of coffee
Поэзияand the steam from the cup, rising up, up, and away