Idly scanning
Phone numbers
Saved in my contacts
And there you are

Mom
775-378-7611

Hesitation cripples me
As I ponder
Whether or not
To delete you

My thumb trembles
Hovering over
YES NO
ARE YOU SURE
Even the phone is questioning
My decision

Close my eyes
Push YES
Ah it’s so final
But then so is death

I know
I have to
Let you go
But only a little bit
At a time
Only a little

©2014 Jill Baker