into each other's eyes more
and also to appease the mutes
the government has decided
to allot 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 pointed at chicken noodle soup
I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night, I call my long distance lover
proudly say I only used fifty-nine 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 breathe.
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