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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.

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2022

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L Milton Hankins Date: 4/28/2022 7:41:00 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. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 4/29/2022 5:46:00 AM I have to have about four hours of silence after school.

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/27/2022 11:56:00 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 Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 4/28/2022 2:01:00 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 Date: 4/27/2022 8:52:00 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! Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 4/27/2022 10:45:00 AM I am horrible when I get home from school. I have to have at least three hours of silence.

Kenneth Cheney Date: 4/27/2022 7:23:00 AM Sounds like you might need to simply have an intelligent conversation, by talking to yourself. :) Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 4/27/2022 10:46:00 AM Hahahaha Thanks Kenneth for giving me a chuckle.