It’s rather aggravating,

when a call you’re expecting,

when a call you’re dreading—

doesn’t come.

 

You wait with anticipation

careful not to use the phone—

in case the calls comes through.

 

Yet  hour after hour passes,

without a single call.

 

Even more maddening

you can’t call them

so there’s no way

of figuring out about

the delay.

 

Yet, they have no problem

creating delays:

for your day

for your payments

for bills being paid

for your life.

 

Wouldn’t it be nice

if they had

an ounce of empathy

for the plight of the unemployed.

People who want nothing more

than a paycheck

to provide for themselves

and their families.

 

Then, maybe,

they would feel the aggravation

of having to wait for a call

that never comes.