She Was the One

by James Babbs

she’s been calling me
for the past several days
but I refuse to answer
because
I just don’t feel like
talking to her
right now
she was the one who said
she wanted to see other people and
I told her go ahead
just leave me out of it
before I walked out the front door and
got into my car
driving to a nearby liquor store
then I went home
now
she’s started calling me
because
she probably wants to tell me
she’s really sorry and
she wants to see me again
I don’t know
she never leaves any messages
she just lets it ring and
then she hangs up the phone
I’m sure
I’ll talk to her again
eventually
some night when I’m feeling lonely
maybe
when it’s cold outside and
I’ve had too much to drink