Message

I pick up my phone
I hear your voice
but I can't
make out the words

you are desperate
pleading with me
to understand

Do you need my help?
Perhaps
I am in danger

as hard as I try
nothing is clear
only a few words

a key

a drawer

a brown door

I can tell you are angry
at my garbled understanding
this emotion confuses me

more

I am paralyzed knowing
I will be on my own
to figure everything out