Come Back Soon

Kelly Nickie

Why can’t the years

call back

to say hello

how are you

you are missed

I’m sorry for

not appreciating what I had

writing academic papers

about suffragettes

graded on a sliding scale

then drinking after mid-terms

with professors

and dreamers

who would rather die

than work 9 to 5

These days

we debate around the water cooler

the judge’s decision

to pick Mindy over Judah

from TV’s generic talent show

then go home

to separate lives

How many voicemails

do I leave

before a recorded voice tells me

sorry

mailbox is full

goodbye

AUTHOR BIO

Kelly Nickie is an adult that has a schedule and needs at least 72 hour’s notice for any changes. She’s also a humble writer that scribbles mundane phrases of the everyday, and turns them into second thoughts. Her work can be found on kellynickie.com and Instagram @kellynickiewrites.