Monday, May 25, 2026

thank you for reading

it's a strange
text.
it's from a number not
in my
contacts list.
whoever it is,
they're very angry.
i can feel
the heat right through
the phone.
they tell
me they hate me.
despise me.
they're disappointed
in what i write.
they don't agree with
anything
i say.
they call me names,
they say
i'm a loser
who will never amount
to anything.
i scratch my head and write
back,
Betty is that you?
Joan, Sandy,
Donna, Christine?
Mom?

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