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"I'm unavailable now, please leave a message".

I am unavailable.  Unavailable.

Not entirely unobtainable, just temporarily unavailable.



If you let the world, it will expect you to be on call...

~easy access, no interest, do down payment~

every moment, of every hour, of every day.  No way!



I knew a man once who told me...

"In that dress you look available".

Capable of being gotten?

Pretty rotten thing to say.



So...

"Please leave a message at the tone".

'cause sometimes, like Greta Garbo,

"I vant to be alone"!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Nobody is home.

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Roxie Leverton's picture

Hey that was great!
One of my favourite sayings!
When people are blabbering
'Roxanne is NOT home please leave a message' and walk away, not appropriate for teachers i discovered though!
:) x

Tess Templer's picture

I enjoyed reading so many of your poems. But this one caught my interest because it expressed exactly what I feel sometimes. Will be back again. Great stuff!

vjochum's picture

HOW TRUE OF PEOPLES EXPECTATIONS OF US! HOW WONDERFUL FOR TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT US! LOL THIS WAS GREAT! I LOVE LAUGHING EARLY IN THE MORNING!!! THANKS!

Edwin Robinette's picture

This is funny and I really enjoyed it! I agree with you and am very thankful for the mighty Caller ID!!! Good work!