Daphne, when my mother
gave you my number
she did so without permission.
I always tell her
that if anyone asks for any of my information
she should politely decline
and take that person’s info
so that I can decide
if I ever want to respond.

I prefer to keep under a tight lid
on who can reach out to me
while I maintain
as wide a database of contacts
as I can collect.
I prefer to have the control
over who knows anything about me.

Does this make me controlling?
Perhaps.
Possibly, I should be more lenient
in who has access to me
and at what hours
but I am very much concerned
with the quality of people
who can communicate me
at will.
I wish to limit the list
so only those very select few
the most beautiful and intelligent
have my number
or email
or Twitter handle.

I’ve talked to my mother about this
on numerous occasions
and am just a bit peeved
about how she handled this.
I really have to talk to her
to instill in her
the proper tone of distance
when people reach out to her
to get to me.
It’s pretty offensive, really,
how she’d disregard my explicit requests
and just provide my private information
to just any old person who asks.

In any case, Daphne,
I’m sure you understand
how I can’t just maintain communication with you
when you’ve gotten access to me
through such suspicious means.
I would consider it a personal favor
if you could get rid of my number
and my mother’s, as well.
It will save me the effort
of having scrap all my records
and start again.

Thank you
for being so understanding.