Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Am a Midnight Talker

I am a midnight talker
This is when I get my second wind
It is when I am ready to share my day.
With someone. Anyone.
I look at my phone contacts
Who would be up at this hour?

I look up Australia on a chart
Would she be awake?
She would probably be working.
My eyes fall on Spain.
Do I know anyone in Spain?
I feel ridiculous, but I do not give up.

I look through my phone list, desperate now.
My cousins and my sister have stopped taking my midnight calls.
Their phones are off, so here I sit,
wishing I liked talking during the day.
I will talk to you, my husband says.
What good would that be?
He’s the one I want to talk about.

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L Milton Hankins April 28, 2022 at 7:41 PM Wow, same with Deb. She could not carry on a decent conversation until after supper. She liked having a distance to drive to and from school, which gave her some time to decompose. Caren Krutsinger April 29, 2022 at 5:46 AM I have to have about four hours of silence after school.

Gershon Wolf April 27, 2022 at 11:56 PM Ha, ha, ha, ha! Joke's on you though. If you talked to him, you might just wind up listening more than talking -- and no gossip behind his back either... ~ Mr. I shouldn't throw stones Caren Krutsinger April 28, 2022 at 2:01 AM I have talked with him for fifty-five years; we say the same thing at the same time all day long.

L Milton Hankins April 27, 2022 at 8:52 AM Oh, poor Joe! Surely not. Your midnight is my 1:00am which is my bedtime or I would say give me a ring. Sometimes I go two or three days without speaking to another human being. It's glorious! The thought struck me the other day that I may be losing the ability to carry on a conversation. Nah! Caren Krutsinger April 27, 2022 at 10:45 AM I am horrible when I get home from school. I have to have at least three hours of silence.

Kenneth Cheney April 27, 2022 at 7:23 AM Sounds like you might need to simply have an intelligent conversation, by talking to yourself. :) Caren Krutsinger April 27, 2022 at 10:46 AM Hahahaha Thanks Kenneth for giving me a chuckle.