8/17/2019 Default Message Poem

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Default Message

Carmen Giménez Smith

I have thirty seconds to convince you

that when I’m not home, my verve is still,

online or if I’m sleeping when you call,

sheep are grazing on yesterday’s melodrama.

Does anybody know what the burning umbrella

really meant? orget it. !ell me what you need.

"eave me a map. "eave me your net worth

for reference. "eave me more than you ever planned.

rankly, I’m an#ious your message will be a series

of blurs, that you’ll leave the endearing part out,

garble your confession$ % misstep here, a domain there.

% ventrilo&uism. !he phone is in the kitchen,

 but I’ve lost my way. It must be hunting season.

I retract every last gesture for your same retraction.