A call’s a ring that asks for your attention right now.

Some calls excite you.

You answer without thinking.

Others make you think,

thumb hovering,

heart doing that small, unnecessary race.

Calls carry tone.

Silence.

Breathing.

Things texts are too cowardly to hold.

A call can fix misunderstandings.

Or create new ones.

It can bring good news.

Or the kind that sits with you long after the line goes dead.

Sometimes you miss a call

and nothing happens.

Other times,

missing it changes everything.

We avoid some calls on purpose.

Not because we’re busy,

but because we’re not ready

for what might be said.

So when your phone rings,

do you answer immediately,

or do you ask yourself first

what kind of moment this call’s asking you to step into?