The voice on the phone
\nwas friendly, professional,
\nand recorded.<\/p>\n
Your call is important to us: Outside my window For service in English press one; The bandage on my finger Welcome to customer service. There is music playing upstairs; Your call is important to us: What a wonderful world! Not! (#933) Continue reading
\nwe are presently experiencing
\na higher than normal call volume;
\nplease stay on the line and your call
\nwill be answered in sequence.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nsun inundates autumn leaves;
\nthe cat on the windowsill
\nwants to talk to a squirrel
\nstoring nuts for the winter.<\/p>\n
\nfor service in French press two;
\nfor service in Mandarin press three;
\nfor service in Spanish press four;
\nfor all other languages press five.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nis starting to saturate
\nand will soon drip red
\non the ochre kitchen floor.
\nMy pulse is becoming insistent.<\/p>\n
\nYour call is important to us:
\nwe are presently experiencing
\na higher than normal call volume;
\nplease stay on the line and your call
\nwill be answered in sequence.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nperhaps that soothing essence
\nwill filter through the floor
\nand the bandage, into my finger.
\nPerhaps if I breathe slowly,
\ninto me.<\/p>\n
\nwe are presently experiencing
\na higher than normal\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"