Tuesday, July 21, 2026

don't tell anybody i told you

my once
reliable grapevine has
withered and
is almost dead.
no longer am i getting
regular
updates on the phone,
the hot news
right off the press,
the juicy gossip.
i miss those Sunday
talks with
my mother,
her cupping her hand
around the phone,
and whispering, 
don't tell anybody
i told you, 
but listen to this.

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