Things That Just Went Away
by Andrea Boltwood
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The chk-chk-chk-chk of a rotary phone.
The hammer and bell on top.
The dim hum of a fluorescent light.
The gravelly woosh of a big wheel.
The thwack of a typewriter key.
The ding of a door as you enter a store.
The jgh-jgh-jgh-jgh of an adding machine as it prints.
The firm click of a remote control.
The sound of boots racing to an entrance
not to get ahead of you, but to open a door for you.
The "Lovely weather, isn't it ma'am?"
or "How's your grandmother these days?"
The toot toot of a horn with a wave
instead of the HONK HONK with a finger.
The two-way conversation on the street
instead of the one-sided with an earpiece.
The recollection of things
that snuck out behind me.
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