The other looked at his phone
Thinking he had missed his chance
Two days ago the second call had come in
And that evening with a good friend he had
Chosen to stay in
Then decided to go out
So while in the shower
His phone had rang
And after he had come out
His friend had answered
And said there was no reply on the other line
At the time he had not seen the issue
Left it alone
“Probably a wrong number.”
He had said at the time
But the morning after he checked
And saw that it was the number
From the first time
That he had forgotten to check
He had asked another friend who might know
If she knew the number
And she had confirmed it was
Who he had thought it was
This mutual friend had passed on
the digits to his regret
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It was late night
She was lying in bed
With her future other half
Thinking about their last fight
It had been her doing
She had been aggravated last night
While reconsidering how unjust life
Seems to be
She had hung up the phone yesterday evening
Without speaking
Tonight she had calmed a little
Meaning
She had perspective now
To call the other there was no reason
And why was she so against
Her current situation
Even if it seemed
That their desire for now
Was uneven
A lot could happen in a few evenings
All it would take was effort
And the will to believe in
Happy endings
Take effort not pretending
And just as that thought was ending
Her future turned around and smiled
“I couldn’t have been more blessed
I know that you’ve been stressed
And I know I was neglectful
Not showing you me at my … Continue reading