You Have Reached the Voicemail Box of...

Im unavailable to come to the phone right now,

I'd promise to return your call

given your name and number

but a 4.0

mixed with a part-time job

is an accelerant to the fire

of a chronic depression

already fed logs labeled injury,

and illness,

and pain

I'd tell you to try texting,

but if we're being honest,

the rare moments I'm given the chance

to come up for air

are spent waiting for the inevitable reignition

of the ashes lumped in my throat

So, if you want,

(Though I probably won't listen)

leave a message after the tone