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'Litany for a Modern Age'


The person you are calling is currently busy, please try again later.

The person you are calling doesn’t want to speak to you.

The person you are calling thought you were weird the last time you both spoke. You went on for a beat too long about something you were interested in and they didn’t care about.

The person you are calling promised to call you back the other day but forgot.

The person you are calling just doesn’t like you.

The person you are calling is hanging out with all your friends and they didn’t call you.

The person you are calling never really liked you; they were just being polite.

The person you are calling is wondering why you just can’t take a hint.

The person you are calling saw you were calling and sighed, ignoring it.

The person you are calling thinks it’s a bit pathetic how desperate you're getting because they haven’t called or texted.

The person you are calling wants you to leave them alone.

The person you are calling didn’t even remember your birthday.

The person you are calling has a group chat without you dedicated to talking about you.

The person you are calling chose to organise that trip and didn’t invite you.

The person you are calling wishes you could just be more normal and distance yourself without a fuss.

The person you are calling wishes you would get the hint and stop calling.

Please try again later.

Please, stop trying.

Stop calling.

If they wanted to talk to you they would have called back by now.

You should have been nicer but you scared them off.

You got too intense, too fast.

You always do this, people do not enjoy being annexed.

You used to be normal before you wanted to be good friends with them, and now look where you are.

You are excellent at first impressions and bad at everything after that.

You love people too quick for their taste, it’s like you calculate how to unravel them.

The person you are calling is busy, no, seriously, try again later, maybe then they will pick up but if you don’t then it’s confirmation.

The person you are calling does not want to reminisce about sitting on the roof with you.

It was cold and dark and damp.

It was a terrible roof.

You have fonder memories of that roof than them.

They just felt bad for you. They weren’t even looking when you misidentified that constellation.

Seriously.

Stop calling.

The person you are calling--


“Hello?”


- Swizel Pinto

F.Y.B.A





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Nov 27, 2021

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Oct 16, 2021

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