The Last Voice I Hear - I

The phone rings

You speak to me

You tell me of your struggles

Plans for your visit home in June

For your next step forward in your life journey

Sadness for the loss of a friend

You speak to Buddy

He passes the phone back to me

“Do you want to talk some more” I say

“No” you answer. “I just like yours to be the last voice I hear.”

The Last Voice I Hear-II

The phone rings.

I hear your voice but you do not hear mine.

“I have friends I can stay with in College Park,” you say.

I call your name as my heart leaps for joy.

You do not hear me.

The phone goes dead.

I wanted mine to be the last voice you hear.