radio edit
I was in the garage fixing the radio
when charlie came in
cigarette and beer in hand
wearing wrangler blue jeans
and a sleeveless tee
what in the hell are you doing neighbor
he asked
I told him I was fixing the radio
(the one with the reddish-orange digital display
that usually hangs underneath the kitchen cabinet
the kind you have to use a pen or pencil
to advance the time of day)
he took a peek at me soldering the
red wire to the circuit board
was careful to blow his smoke
out toward the street
as I screwed the cover back on
he asked what in the hell I needed a
radio for this day and age
you know with the internet and pandora
or some such shit
to listen to the dead but of course
is how I answered
and I picked up my radio and excused myself
august two thousand thirteen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
jdubqca 
I never make poems out of such everyday vapor. Not like this…
I usually don’t either, Evelyn – thanks so much for stopping by again and commenting ;`)
I still listen to a radio – and not for the dead!! Everyone should have a radio, they used to be practically pieces of furniture at one time! 🙂
I love listening to music on the radio 😀
Oh my Gosh- I love this John – that line! – to listen to the dead… – astonishing and brilliant – K
Thanks so much, K – glad you enjoyed this one 😀
Radio has become a thing of the past. Nostalgic and lovely
Thanks for the visit. As a writer of fiction with unusual endings I really enjoyed Radio Edit.
My pleasure and thanks so much for visiting here and commenting on this poem.
Awesome finish here.
Thank you very much.
Of course I listen to the radio.. every day and every evening. I have a radio in every room of my house… And all is set to list to Public talk radio. It makes me think.
I’m a big radio fan, too, Björn. I love listening to baseball games on the radio and have done so since I was a child.
The ending was unexpected, John, but it made me smile and we still have radios. In fact, we have one in our kitchen. I listen to it all the time and also play cds in it. What’s wrong with still enjoying a piece of the past? 🙂 Enjoyed this one, too, John!
Lauren 🙂
I too am a big radio fan – I often wonder if the spirits continues to listen in 😀