The phone

Cherry

By martin_t

Tue, 16 Sep 2008
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the phone lays silent
on a pub table
in the shadow of the pint
protecting it
embracing it

yet it remains
stubbornly silent
taunting me with
inactivity
teasing me

it's taking the piss
to be honest

Certificate 15
Poem
September 15
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Comments

Submitted by sunshine on
love it - tight, punchy and so effective in illustrating that sense of being alone/loneliness. Margot