The light from your phone
paints a blue glow across your face
as I struggle to connect
in this time and place.
–
I recount the day’s events
and how I really feel
waiting not for just a response,
but a response that is real.
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The glow dims and your fingers stop
and I stare into your blank face,
“huh?” is all you can manage
as my words vanish without a trace.
Autumn Siders 