Josh Whitener

 

hello,

please take me off your call list

talk is cheap now with inflation

and my time is worth more

than my pride

hello?

is your daddy alright

puffing half lit cigarettes to life,

head buried in spread hands?

is your sister proud of you

leading black sheep away from the flock?

hello,

I’m emotionally unavailable

please leave your love and concerns

I’ll try to return them as soon as I can

I’m heading west, fast

to the desert just to see it once

hello

filled us with dead and apprehension

goodbye

left us with hope and anticipation