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in the dream it was so beautiful
radiant and magical
standing in the clearing
glowing like a rainbow
I rolled up full of wonder
on my tried and trusty Huffy
was this a pay phone of promise
a hot line of human hope
could this be “the” help line
the cosmic clear connection
at the end of the universe
humankind’s “one call”
had this ultimate task
fallen fatefully now to me
the chance we’d waited for so long
to right what had gone so wrong
perhaps I deemed it far too heavy
this call for our deliveance
maybe it was plain and simple
lift the receiver place the call
perhaps it can be dialed up
ordered in like carry out
with some extra insight
and a bit of empathy on the side
or with this special connection
have it beamed down here to earth
from a mothership high above
the mothership of love
with emboldened anticipation
I eagerly forged ahead
lifted the receiver from the cradle
cupped my ear to better hear
the line was dead
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rob kistner © 2012