the anonymous
caller muffled his
voice, told me, i know
all your dirty secrets.
he named them for me
(it took a little time),
said, soon the whole
world will know.
i told him, these days,
to get the whole
world to know anything
requires the use
of explosives.
don’t push your
luck, he said.
(Copyright 2023 by Tetman Callis.)