at a dinner party
they sat me next to
I would most nearly describe
as a little old lady
who wanted to tell a joke
and mimed it perfectly
phone rings
“Hello?”
Silence, no answer,
Heavy breathing.
“Hello?”
“I know who you are
and I know where you live
and I know what you like
and I know how you like it.”
“You got all that
From Hello?”
Later,
I told the joke my self,
passed it on,
tried to replay
the intonation,
my best
little old lady voice.
Guy said
“I like the way
You say Hello.”