PHONEBOOK PHOBIA

PHONEBOOK PHOBIA

Roger A. Davis

Trepidation when needing a listing
Then my eyes start misting
In the old days, I could memorize a number
Now my photographic memory is in a slumber

Didn’t have Yellow Pages to contest
Not many unlisted, this was for the best
I also have this alphabet hitch
I’ve got to repeat it to get the page niche

These competing books get really big
With arthritic hands, it’s hard to hold and dig
There are Government, Coupons, Maps and Area Code sections
My current phonebook has 16 town selections

Many times, I confess, I call 411
Operator connects me, that’s my fun
It may cost more dollar bills
Yet, I get to avoid my phobia ills