S-H-O-r-T

Life is short
give it your best shot

I want new mail (continuation)

the new mail's from a friend
a good friend
he likes to share insights
stuff he's learned along the way
that he thinks I might find useful
this one is long
I read it
I can feel where he's coming from
I smile at times
at other times I feel a pain in my chest
and when I'm done
I tell myself, "I'll reply later"
"I need time to get a good reply together"
but I never do
time flies by
the clock ticks
Mayowa's mail remains in my inbox
unreplied
and I
Mayowa's friend that screamed
screamed and begged for new mail
got what she wanted
new mail, with the emphasis on the word "new"
coz I had mail all along
a stack of old mails
that I never responded to
ain't my fault
they ain't new no more...