your silence makes it very clear
that you no longer wish to hear
from me, i know, i didn't measure
up to your desire for pleasure
trying to delete your number
from my phone, my fingers numb
my heart all pounding
hand all shaking
what a sorry mess i'm making
you and i were mates before
i blew it with my cry for more
and now i'm just another fool
who doesn't know he dropped the ball
your messages to me grew shorter
and politer, each one signed with
less big X's than before
now you don't send them any more
so i must delete your number
press the button, gone forever
now the wait begins until
you're gone from memory as well
Text Messages by Wayne Myers