the ugly text message

it's a strange

and ugly

text from an unknown source,

or name,

or person.

a dark

anonymous soul

writing to me from

somewhere afar,

across lakes and streams,

someone 

with an Indiana

area code.

it's full of hate and anger,

a deep

sadness,

things must not be going

well for

him or her,

whoever the text is from.

maybe heartbreak

or mental illness is involved.

what a crazy

world it has become, so many

lost souls,

throwing

stones

at people they don't even know.

they tell me

to leave

them alone,

or else i'll be blocked.

i can only laugh,

and go back to the book

i was reading,

shaking my head, i move on.