The Death of A Knight

I never really
Lost him
As he was
Buried with his phone

For a year
It was all good
I could contact
When I need him

Xmas 2004
I sent a txt
And got a reply
From his number

All sorts of things
Went through
My now
Overactive head

Did he ever
Really die?
Was he alive
Down there?

Was this him
Making contact
From wherever he was
On the other side?

The next day
I phone
It’s answered by
A 12 year old boy

Mind reeling
I ask
The boy says
Was Xmas gift

Phoned up Vodafone
Explained what
Had happened
They were lost

They explained
Numbers get reissued
But not usually
In these circumstances

If there is
Still traffic going
To the phone
The number stays

Even if not
The number stays
With phone for
Four years

Truth is it
Had only been
One year
This was strange

This news was
All fine
And well
For them

For my
Heart broke
I had lost
Steven again