Well looky here, there's a call button on this phone too!

I should state at the outset, sometimes I'm not great at keeping in touch.

But, since I know and accept this fact, I also recognise the difference between the following two sentences;

'We haven't spoken in a really long time.'

'You haven't called me in a really long time.'

In the first one, perhaps we've both been at fault and just haven't had the chance to catch up. Or maybe the other person has called me loads of time and I've not responded, in which case, they are fully justified in using the second sentence.

But here's a heads up for those who haven't called me in a really long time either; you don't get to complain about me calling you. The phone lines are connected both ways.

I know, I know, it takes a little getting used to. But try it.

You'll find the results quite educational, and perhaps even just a little rewarding.

I know what I want to say but...

No one who knows me will ever accuse me of being at a loss for words.

Unless it's under extraordinary circumstances, I usually have a pretty good handle on what I want to say, when I want to say it.

Lately though, I feel like someone stole my words.

There are a loads of things I want to say, but the articulation is proving trickier than I imagined.

In the usual structure of introduction-body-conclusion, I have the beginning down. But then...it sort of trails off and dies. Or gets lost in the muddle of other things that need saying, all at the same time.

So I end up staying quiet.

Coasting along in silence, because it's easier than persevering with my broken sentences.

It's beginning to show though.

The silences beam through the cracks in the words.

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The punctuations in sentences are good.

The pauses give you time to stop, take a breath, consider.

Take stock of words behind you, weigh them and feel them.

Appreciate how the simple ones are the nicest...the most beautiful.

The pauses make you anticipate the words that will follow.

And so it is with you and me.

I always look forward to our next sentence.

In Conversation

Sometimes you discover the pearls when you're not even looking for them.

Conversation about someone...nice.

Person A: Nice? Since when are you into 'Nice'?

Person B: Ever since 'interesting' turned out to be a synonym for 'asshole'.