BAD PHONE BETTER THAN NO PHONE

Poem by

Nokwisa




Talkin to a brother
and the phone click clacks
a Brother
you know

Bad phone service
down here in the South

Talkin 'bout Anna Mae
to my daughter
way out in the desert
away from home
and the phone goes dead

Bad phone service
down here in the South

Some folks thought 
we moved
lines been 
disconnected

(Mail from the iron house
doesn't get here
funny
kind of like)

Bad phone service
down here in the South

Talkin to my folks
haven't a clue
sounds like next door
wish they were

But then

Bad phone service
down here in the South

I'd have to walk next door
Nokwisa Yona - Jody Peiffer Willett 06/17/97

Bring LEONARD Home!


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