Unknown Number

When the phone rings I am in a deep slumber, who is this hamming it up on the other end of my phone? My heart drops to my sleeves,and I drop to my knees praying oh Lord please not her again. Ring again, ring again with your unknown number. Begin with  saying what you want told because this is getting old. My soul is in a slumber from this unkind number so near,at the end of the line rings the truth so clear of what is behind the dial tone on the other end here. My anger starts to simmer slow and my mind gets a glimmer of what is behind this unknown number. Inside my heart I say no, until the phone grows silence and it is cold , and it is getting old . She has reappeared after all these years. When will you quit making me ill with your unkind thrills? Every time the phone rings it sends chills up and down my spine. Yes you sent him out the door and now he is mine to return to you no more. Life is filled with unknown numbers they can make you ill if we let them. So never back down walk the talk hold your head up and never seek to answer their questions behind the unknown numbers. Written by Judith Collins