Sunday, July 7, 2024

The phone call

My retired friend chatters on the phone 

about the times we worked together.

We agree it feels very long ago.  


My friend looks fabulous for her age.  

A good decade more younger. 

Her wardrobe, makeup, manicures,

cosmetic interventions were--and are-- 

tourist attractions.  


So it shocks that she is losing her mind.  

Six times I tell her my man has died.  

And now she inquires cheerfully, 

So how’s your husband


I return our talk to the past she remembers still well.  

That beautiful past when my man was living 

and my friend remembered his name. 

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