Work It Out Or Do Without

They stopped talking to him for no apparent reason He reached out only to be met with silence So he prayed and reached out again, no response He prayed and extended an olive branch, to no avail Then he shook the dirt from his shoes and joy filled his Heart like floods of flowing waters He had a new attitude Peace was his new friend And he would never go anywhere again Where he felt he needed to be in One day the phone rang And it was one of those people who had ignored him He said “Hello” as cordial as possible But something was missing he felt a detachment The caller was acting as if Nothing had ever happened Wanting to talk about trivial things But the man who once felt marooned Said he had to go The caller paused, and said, “I know” Taking others for granted is a form of torment Some may frolic while others lament Just be aware, that when you want to Grin and bend The man who was ignored caught the hint