Nick Courtright's Blog - Posts Tagged "punchline"

To call a fire alive, to call a ghost awake,
to call a ghost asleep, or to call it on the phone,

pressing redial one two three
four twelve twenty-one times
and always being sent to voicemail. It’s your first love

again, and it lives.



At what point does the fire die,
does the ghost pick up the phone and whisper

I knew you’d keep calling
until I answered, so now I’ve answered, what is it you
have to say to me?

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from Punchline