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Startled from first minutes of sleep,
neighbor lady in her eighties
who never calls, awakened me!.
Collecting any coherent thoughts
I had at that time in that state,
I listened for nearly an hour
trying to discern what her call
of nothingness
was designed to create or resolve!.
She seemed at last to have spent
the remnant of the day's energy
and found the strength to say
goodbye!.
Puzzled, I fluffed my pillow back up
and repositioned myself for comfort,
wondering what was THAT all about!?
Closing my eyes, two decades passed,
I saw myself lonely and frightened in the night
picking up a phone, hoping to find
a voice at the other end!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I don't know what I've done to deserve you as a contact, especially because the title of your Q had me thinking you had received a booty call, but I am honestly grateful to have you nonetheless!.
Your poem is great!. And it makes me think of the shift in generations - like when a daughter becomes a mother, when a mother becomes a grandmother!. When you are young you view elderly people as being so foreign, and coming closer to adulthood it is a gift to somehow understand our own lifespan a bit more!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Excellent poem, excellent poem!.
Often times when we are in need of something, and we get the help we need from others, if we are selfless, it changes our thoughts on things!.
Like many people don't want to be bothered with late night calls, but how would we feel if we needed to talk late at night and no one wanted to take the time to talk!?
It goes to do unto others as we want done to us!Www@QuestionHome@Com
2 AM!. rrriiinnnngggggggg, h'lo!.!.!.!.
Lemme talk to lo reta!.
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2 AM!. rrriiinnnngggggggg, h'lo!.!.!.!.
Lemme talk to lo reta!.
You have the wrong number!.
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2 AM!. rrriiinnnngggggggg, h'lo!.!.!.!.
Lemme talk to lo reta!.
You have the wrong number!.
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2 AM!. rrriiinnnngggggggg, h'lo!.!.!.!.
Lemme talk to lo reta!.
You have the wrong number!.
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2 AM!. rrriiinnnngggggggg, h'lo!.!.!.!.
Lemme talk to lo reta!.
Did you not hear about Lo Reta!? She died last night!.
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No more calls!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I like it!.!.!.
Yes, it is hard to look ahead to the golden years without some reservation!.
The elderly rely on acts of kindness from just about everyone!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Makes you realize that in not to many years you might find yourself wanting to talk to someone late at night!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I was where ChaCha was!.!.!. :)
until I was reminded of!.!.!.
"Don't Answer The Phone"
a scary
movie!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Nice!. I am grateful to those who don't hang up on those late night calls!. You are a gem!
nicely put!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Hmmm!.!.!.!.make me think at this time of the morning!? Ok, next time my mom calls I won't hang up on her!. ;-\ Nice view Ma!. Thank you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
When fear grips us, we see time in terms of decades!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
This tells me I need to remember to call my mom today!. I haven't spoken to her all week!. How would I feel!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Strong ending!. We all need to reach out at some point!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
love it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
a single voice!.!.!.!.!.!.!.
!.!.!.!.!.!.is more than enough!.!.!.!.
!.!.!.to fill a transcending void!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com