Dead Air

You call,
I answer.
But a deafening silence
fills the air
between us.

I wonder if you can hear me;
wonder if it's a deafness on my end,
or a muteness on yours..
And I wonder if you're wondrin' back
if I can hear you too.

I dunno if it's a failed connection
or if you'd simply given up
hangin' on the line
waitin' for an eternity
before I could even say "Hello".