Voicemails delete but sound remains
Your recorded laughter in the refrains
Answering machines hold the messages past
Each beep a moment built to last
Deleted contacts still exist in cloud
Digital spirits calling out loud
Email threads remain in inbox jail
Unread forever to no avail
Subscription confirmations still arrive
From accounts we forgot to revive
Voicemail storage reached its limit
Thirty seconds couldn't contain it
Phone number changed but prefix still rings
Disconnected voices with broken wings
Ringback tones play your favorite song
While you're already gone
Text messages delivered but unread
Digital words we left unsaid
Notification badges mark the unopened
Thirty-seven messages frozen
Bluetooth connected to your old car
Playlist still shuffles near and far
Voicemail prompts ask you to speak
After the tone there's only critique
Phone charger still lives by the bed
But the phone beside it has fled
Deleted apps leave cached data behind
Traces of who we tried to find
Those sounds still reverberate tonight
Reminding me you said goodnight
Phone number changed but not the pain
Some echoes still remain
Answering machine finally gave out
Recordings erased without a doubt
Voicemail storage upgraded in cloud
But memories remain, still loud
Ringback tones still play your song
Though you've been gone too long
