"I Think We're Breaking Up"

A casual call
   at first sprinkled with possibility.

She was having difficulty hearing me and said
   I think we’re breaking up. 
   
I replied,
   Already?
She sighed, then smiled. 

I declared,
   Actually, you sound closer than Alexander Graham Bell’s niece. 
   
Who’s niece?  she queried. 

I almost said 
   Alexander The Great, of course!
But instead, clearing my throat,
   Sure, call me when your, uh, bell is clear.

Darn, I’m at a bar, and I’ve run out of battery
   she whispered. 
Let me get back with you . . . 

 

 

 

February, 2025

 

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