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The Phone Call by Kit McCallum

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Marie

I really love this poem, because I've had a call just like that at 3 in the morning, and it turned out that my mom had been in a car accident and killed. So I can understand all of the things running throigh your head at that time

ranju

Woderfully written ! But, the call is not always horrifying. It can give you your wildest hope coming true. I had a friend whom I last met when in high school. I somehow traced his whereabouts after 25 years(then I was 14 and now I am 39 and got his phone number and dialled to speak to him. He picked the phone and I asked if he was the same person and gave my identity. He was shocked, filled with emotions,too overwhelmed and excited and then he told me that it was midnight 2 o clock in Canada while I was very coolly calling him from India where it was a time before noon. Now, we are in touch.

Deanne

I had such a call not too long ago and it was all a hoax - the pain I went thru I would not wish on my worst enemy - this poem just took a small chip of that pain away - I still find it difficult to forget the incident though

Mandy

I really liked this poem. you are a good writer.

Emmanuel

your poem is really good the way it is witten puts you right where it is happening

Jennalee

I really like that poem. It was well written.

cat

this is such a great poem! so well written. you have amazing tallent

mary

Your poem was amazing. It puts you right there at that time. For me that's a little painful, But it's true. It's very real. It's the way I feel every time that phone rings in the middle of the night. From experience.

tanni

hey.wow, all i can say is this is a pretty powerful poem! I really like this

Amanda&Alizyaih

very well written its like everyone thinks of the same thing in the night when the phone rings!

rachael

How is it that you know what you're about to hear with out picking up the phone? I had the call late one night, but I knew already she was gone.

kelleah

This poem brought out alot of memories for me. In 2 days my sister will have been gone for nine years and it fully makes me understand how my mother feels when that phones rings late at night.

cara

i feel your pain i just recieved a phone call in the middle of the night and i was thinking the same thing but i was for me and it was a horrible thing and i wish it all was a dream but we all have to face reality even when i isn't fun to do.

connie

This poem really brought back some memories. I enjoyed it and thought it very well written.

Karen

This is excellent all too true I have had this experience with awful circumstance.

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