your yellow smile
beckons me, lets
me know u r waiting.
i text hi how r u?
& await ur reply.
i check e-mail,
stock prices, news—
nothing good
in the world 2day.
im fine appears in
the little box.&u?
good. we catch up
on dogs&husbands
& weather in each
of our cities, plans
for the day until
my yahoo freezes.
i lift the receiver,
punch the 10-digit code,
respond w/the damn thing’s
stuck again. U say, I figured.
Now hang up&fix it,
So we can talk some more.