“Hallo.”
“Hello? Who is this?”
My name’s Sally.”
“You’re not who I called.”
“You were just
leaving a message
on my machine.”
“Oh, I’m so sorry.
Please erase it.
I misdialed.
I was leaving myself
a reminder call.
Please, please,
don’t listen.
Just erase it.
Thank you
and have
a good day.”
“Beeeep” was printed in Esther, No. 1 of Inwood Indiana. Pick up the paperback from Prolific Press; the stories and poems published online are free to read here.
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