forever present

I drop two coins into the pay phone
and dial the number to the eagerly awaiting ears

It rings once

the line goes dead

Those were my last two quarters.

I slam the phone back into the cradle.

As I turn to walk away
the change is spit into the coin return

confused
I pull out the coins...


2 quarters

and a DIME.


I knew you wouldnt miss this for the world.