The Call

"The Call"
08/03/08
After just finishing your letter
Today I received in the mail,
My phone rings then answering I hear
You have a collect call from Sedgwick County Jail.
I listen to the instructions
then quickly press zero,
The pricey countdown then starts
and goes to quickly we already know.
You ask about our son and how I am feeling
I say my back hurts but I am fine,
You ask what time for visit on Monday
I tell you sometime after nine.
You then say how much you miss me
and that you are so ready to come home
I say I love and miss you too
and agree I am tired of being alone.
Then there is the unwanted beep
and annoying recorded voice,
The sixty second warning
forced to end our call without a choice.
Quickly saying goodnight and I love you
I miss you baby and then goodbye
Hearing only silence I hang up the phone
sitting and smiling while trying not to cry.
-Crystal