just in case
I’ve not been taking calls
but somehow this one came through
I’d been smoking and coughing
complaining about not getting
enough to eat or drink
beginning to wonder
if anyone would be visiting
again anytime soon
when the phone rang
I pressed ‘answer’ out of curiosity
nobody was on the other end
but at least I had another button
to push if need be
I looked over at the end table
and there I saw
an unopened pack of camels
and my anxiety
suddenly lessened
june two thousand nineteen
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