2021/12/5 #poetry I called the wrong number. I called back a few times, not having been corrected. It wasn't until, in person, I asked, did something happen to your phone? that it was suggested that I had the wrong number. Had I used the right number, things would have been more complicated. More pieces in motion, more balls in the air. It worked out for me, and for the other person, that I missed the connection, that my message went nowhere. Next time I notice such casual confusion I'll remember to check that the number is true. It may not save me from complicated commitments, but I'll have much more luck in my attempts to get through.