echo


an empty bottle on the side of a road
no deposit
no return

a pebble in a shoe
small irritation, that's me
flat as day old champagne and
just as bitter on the tongue.

worth less than a penny that no one
bothered to pick up.

i am a scratched worn 45
skipping just enough to ruin the song
a crazy echo
you shouted down
and turned your back on
too impatient to wait.