closure

the missed
calls pile up.
one by one you call
them back.
window salesmen,
mostly.
collections for
the lost
soldiers
of the Vietnam
war,
cops wanting
dough for a cause
that you
aren't quite
sure of.
do you have any
clothes to donate.
hang ups galore.
women in heat.
some angered by
your absence,
or presence. it
can go either way
these days,
but being
a responsible
person, you dial
each one back to
get to the end
of it. closure
is your middle
name.