a soft spoken landslide

i'm not sure why
but i dialed your number
yesterday
no longer out of habit
more so out of cat-killing curiosity
it rang
i panicked
i told myself
hang up
hang up goddamnit
but the curiosity froze me
mesmerized by the ringing
and the not knowing
i sat and listened
i never did know
your new number
overseas
but i know at one point
you're here number
forwarded to your there number
it's all just bank magic to me
but surely with so much time elapsed
the bank isn't still redirecting me
but who knows
your bank does have all kinds of money
and big bank gadgetry
it is ringing after all
i pictured you
digging through your over-stuffed purse
in search of the source of the ring-ringing
at first, i had expected some recorded female
to offer me an apology
explaining that the line had been disconnected
then there was a click
phew
going to voicemail thankfully
i wouldn't have known what to say had it been you
had you said hello from so far away
but no
it was just a different female recorded apology
only this one explained to me
that the proud new owner of your phone number
hasn't gotten around to activating their voicemail yet
i'm sure it was for the best