In an effort to get people to look into each other's eyes more, and also to appease the mutes, the government has decided to allow each person exactly one hundred and sixty-seven words per day.
When the phone rings I put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant I point at chicken noodle soup. I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night I call my long distance lover, proudly I say I only used fifty-nine words today, I saved the rest for you.
When she doesn't respond I know she's used up all her words, so I slowly whisper I love you thirty-two and a third times. After that we just sit on the line and listen to each other breath.
When the phone rings I put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant I point at chicken noodle soup. I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night I call my long distance lover, proudly I say I only used fifty-nine words today, I saved the rest for you.
When she doesn't respond I know she's used up all her words, so I slowly whisper I love you thirty-two and a third times. After that we just sit on the line and listen to each other breath.
-Jeffrey McDaniel
Woah, that was eerie, especially in the age of twitter.
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