John Lawless Poet Free verse

Not So Precious Moments

Not So Precious Moments

They call
these nameless voices
introduced by
insipient rings
droning on
their piercing voices
shattering the moment.

They insist
on speaking breathlessly
running past the
comma’s
hurdling the
periods
racing toward
some distant goal.

Oblivious to
barking dogs
screaming children
whistling tea kettles
beeping smoke detectors
droningonandonandon
in mantric monotony.

Who imposes
such a penance,
demands such restitution?
What past life indiscretion
could bring about
such karmic contingency?

They call
yet I cannot offer
forgiveness.
Nor will I save the
endangered
kaigiwalligalopolous
by sharing
my credit card info.
Not even if they send me
a picture of
the kaigiwalligalopolous
my contribution saved.

They drone on
as I have set
the receiver down
and walked away.
The dog barks
the kids scream
the kettle whistles
the smoke detector beeps
the pan cakes are really done.

John G. Lawless
© 3/4/2017

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Jeanie Bennett March 6, 2017 at 6:19 PM Awesome sauce John--!! ~~ Jeanie ~~

Jan Allison March 4, 2017 at 3:37 PM John you have written brilliantly about one of my pet hates those scamming phone calls ... not only are they intensely irritating they usually ring at such inconvenient times ...I love the way you ended the poem - made me lol. now my hubby is at home he keeps them on the line as long as possible... plays along with them to prevent them calling someone else - it works a treat lol:-) hugs Jan xx