I can hear it, but I cannot see it; it echoes against my head
And in my search a panic unfolds within me as I stumble and fall
'Where is it?', I think to myself over and over again
It's persistant, seemingly shrieking louder and louder
I wonder who's trying to get through and if it's urgent
And as my heart clenches again, I find myself running faster
'Who is it?', I think to myself as I race around turns and bends
As it gets louder and I get closer, everything starts to fade out
I wake to the darkness around me and take a moment to come to
The ringing is still there, but now I'm on my bed laying down
I see the light blinking and realize the ringing is coming from my phone
I answer it, 'Hello?'---yet all I hear is a solemn sigh on the other end
And just as the sigh goes silent, I am met by the apathetic dial-tone