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The Shadow of my Door (aka EST) -- 1/21/98

I was yelling at darkness,
    over the constant hum of my
    nightlight that I could only
    hear when it was really quiet,

"Your Grandmother is on the phone!"
    the darkness shouted back at me
    and in my yoga-like posture I bobbed
    over and picked it up.

"Hi, were you sleeping?"
    a thick, New York accent asked me
    over 1,000s of miles and amid
    clickings and possible wire-taps.

"Yes, I mean, no, not yet,"
    I replied, my eyes already sagging
    and after we talked about nothing
    I yawned goodbye and hung up.