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he called me from mexico once.
it was sometime in october, i was sixteen.
"god, i miss you, nikki. i want to come back,
i need to see you.."

he called me from arizona once.
it was sometime in december, he left a message.
"this is glen. i'm in town until january,
i need to see you."

he called me from jail once.
it was sometime in may after he'd given me a ring.
"i love you, nikki.. and i'm sorry..
i'm so fucking sorry."

he called me from rehab once.
it was sometime in june, i was seventeen.
"god, i miss you nikki. but this is what i need.
please be clean when i come home."

he called me from spain once.
it was sometime in august, he was gone for three weeks.
"god, i love you nikki. i miss you so much,
i want to stay with you forever."

he called me from austin once.
it was sometime in december, he was on the road.
"live for the moment, but think of the future.
never forget how much i love you."

he called me from grapevine once.
it was sometime in may, he was in another rehab.
"i still think of you all the time, nikki. you're my everything,
my only thing. come and see me."

he called me from san antonio once.
it was sometime in december, i was eighteen.
"come and visit me next month. i love you, i miss you,
i need to see you."

he wrote me a letter from jail once.
it was sometime in june, i was nineteen.
that was the first time i failed to respond.
i'm starting to regret that decision.
i miss you, glen. and i'm sorry.