literature

Ping

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I sit
back against the bed
phone in my pocket
staring at its outline
willing it to ping.

I take it out
hold it
stroke it
willing it to ping.

I flip it open
and smile as my wallpaper appears
"Believe"
believe in myself
and in you.

So I continue to sit
willing it to ping.

Minutes pass
I set my phone on the floor
flick it away
glare at it
willing it to ping.

I lay on the carpet
floor scratching my cheek
crushing my chest
I clutch the phone
willing it to ping.

I close my eyes
Have you forgotten me?
I exist, you know.

I open my eyes
feel a tear
slide down my cheek.

PING!

Two letters on the screen
"Np"

I shut my phone
smile
in spite of stress
in spite of lonliness.

We all need water to live
I need a ping to survive.
I did all of this and as I was doing it, I said the words inside my mind...

But it didn't ping after I laid on the floor. It pinged after I got up and sat down at my desk to write this poem. In the middle of the poem, I got my wish: a ping.

Yeah, our text conversations usually end with me saying "Thank you" and him saying "Np" and even if it's two simple letters, it still makes me smile.

:)
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Hareku's avatar
Aw Mel! I know what you mean by waiting for that ping.