17 Missed Calls

You think I want you around

Like I have your poster on my wall,

Like I would go to your concert

If you were in town,

Like I care that you are happier now.

You think that I need to hear from you

Like my lifeline is your voice,

Like my saline drip is dosed with

Your response to my

Unread messages.

You think that I still listen to you

To find myself in what you say,

To hear the memories explained,

Like I will be late for work

Because I have to hit “replay”

You think you understand me

In those 17 missed calls,

I love to be the one to say

You could not be

More wrong,

17 robotic sounds from

One answering machine

Says more about who you are

Than you will ever

Know about me.