Dusting the Phone by Jackie Kay

'I am spending my time ______ the _____ that could happen / I know this is not a ____ ____'

'I am spending my time imagining the worst that could happen / I know this is not a good idea'

'The future is a long gloved hand. / An _____ cup. A marriage. A ___ _____.'

'The future is a long gloved hand. / An empty cup. A marriage. A full house.'

'Forget tomorrow, / You say, don't mention _____. / I try. It _____ ____.'

'Forget tomorrow, / You say, don't mention love. / I try. It doesn't work.'

'I ______ it. I dress for it. / I'll give it _____ in ______ for your call'

'I polish it. I dress for it. / I'll give it extra in return for your call'

'Your voice disappears into my _____ cotton sheets. / I am ______ in it. I can't move.'

'Your voice disappears into my lonely cotton sheets. / I am trapped in it. I can't move.'

'Come on, _____ you, ring me. / Or else. _____? / I don't know____.'

'Come on, damn you, ring me. / Or else. What? / I don't know what.'