I ain't god

messages
flashing
little red light
screaming in the
dark of the
kitchen
beeeeeeep!
“hi, this is lisa.
I’m just callin’ to check
on gramma. call me
back”
lisa?
gramma?
I have no idea
either of them

it’s a wrong
number
I don’t use a
message
(I don’t want
anyone to know
I’m home)
simple mistake
but
what’s up with
gramma
maybe sick
or something
she sounded a little
stressed
maybe gramma is
in the hospital
maybe it’s serious
possibly critical

I know
star 69
“the number you have called
is not available”
oh, shit
what to do
maybe it’s
nothing
maybe gramma has
a cold
or just got
baptized
there’s just so much
I can do
ok, I pray
“look dude, it’s on
you.”
I’m clueless
besides
I ain’t god
amen

J. Masuda © 2004

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