Tin Conversations

I don’t think the string will reach

But I’m going to tie it to the end of this can anyway

And hopefully you saved that can from the pork and beans

So that you can tie off your end too

Because if this long distance thing is going to work

Innovation must be implemented

Not the kind of innovation that comes from an icon on a screen

Or a thought in 160 characters or less

But the kind that requires a bit of creativity and a lot of commitment

Because if I’m being honest with myself

It is too easy to brush it off

Blame distance instead of my own lack of dedication

I don’t want to be that girl

I’d much rather write you a long letter

Postmarked with love and glue instead of electrons and data

I may be going about this all the wrong way

Perhaps I should have learned smoke signals instead

But you know how accident prone I am around flames

And maybe Morse code would be clearer for you

But the dots and dashes confuse me

And who knows if one dot could change my words from

I can’t wait to see you to

My big toe loves a frog

And even though this string doesn’t get great reception

And this tin can hurts my ear after straining to hear your words

I’d rather talk to a can that smells like peaches in light syrup

Than see some words blinking on a screen in front of me

So until they come up with some new innovation

Creating a way to bottle up hugs and send them to you

Pull the string tight and listen closely