Ignore

The phone rings

It rings

and rings

I silence it

A few minutes later, it rings again

I silence it again, unapologetically

And a few hours later

It rings again

seemingly without end

And I make a mental note

That tomorrow, I won't change my mind

But I'll change my number for the first time in years

I'm tired of this nonsense

The unending ring

From a caller I know

without caller ID