I WISH I COULD REVERSE THE CHARGES (Spoken Word by David Randall Curtis)

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I WISH I COULD REVERSE THE CHARGES

Approximately every three months,
around two in the morning,
after one bottle of burgundy,
she'd phone to talk about
the good old days
when we were a couple
--with a revisionist history
rosier than her wine.

Then I made the mistake of asking,

"Why do you only call when youre drinking?"

That changed the tone of the conversation.

She laid into me,
recounting all my endless faults
--most of which I didn't catch
because I put down the cell
and went out for a cigarette.

Upon returning I found her
almost out of breath
as she said,

'One last thing
--this time were through for good'!

She slammed down the receiver
like a Judge's gavel.

In the silence that followed
I realized I'd always thought of her
as the one that got away
and that I still felt the same way

only now

I'd stop taking it for granted.


(David Randall Curtis)

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[sharbohemia]

I love watching you speak... mezmorizingly seductive... muah.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

sharbohemia: I'll give you all night to stop talking that way! :P ~ thanks for the comment! ;)

[healthyaddict]

Nice.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

@healthyaddict: Very relieved to hear that. I've seen how you zap people with your birthday gift when you're upset. :P

[vudu8ball]

sounds like a call from my mother!!!!!! Great poem as always.

[beebea9]

The whole bottle? WOW!! That's major spendings for a chat!!! You're amazing!!

[aaronbergAPB]

Brilliant

[MrLovePoet]

I've returned to listen to this poem a good few times now - I enjoy it each time, as if it were the first time. Great, great stuff!

[BitterBetsy]

lol i love this one.."why do you only call when you are drinking?"

[tyrafulton]

yeah!! cyberkadax is right.. I've been using this service, no charge at all pal!!

[cyberkadax]

well its a reverse charge call, you dont get charged with it but the one your calling. @ chiara

[samdougken]

David...this is great. I laughed at put down the cell and went out for a cig. Hot damn. Nice tie.

[chiaradavies]

so how does this 1800 mumdad works really????? and how much do they charge any info??

[cyberkadax]

well speaking of reverse charge, its possible. in mobile phones, you can let the person in the end of the line pay for your call. there are service that does it. one of it is 1800mumdad.