When the Phone Rings - a poem
When the Phone Rings Tony E Hansen 22 Nov 2016 Ever get that awkward feeling of anticipation, That feeling of sudden wonder, something’s amiss here. Suddenly, the phone rings. It’s an odd ring, weird, scary even with bell tower chimes in the distance. A familiar voice is on the other end. They say don’t get alarmed but the prospects are not good. how does one reconcile that? For whatever that prospect is, the alarm was long wasted. Now, the pondering of the things left to say, the words forgotten, forgiveness yet to give, a next project on the list, wild vision of worlds yet to live. Like suddenly someone tossed a rock through the bedroom window Shattering the peaceful pane into a gruesome mess of cutting shards And now who gets to deal with this and why me. As the call completes, the task is to collect oneself Sweep up the shards knowing A real task is on the horizon. Trying to understand what is happening Trying to determine where to be and wh...