DLEJ - Play It or Let It Go

Three years of quiet,
Then his name lit up the screen like nothing ever changed.
My thumb is resting on the arrow,
Ten seconds of his voice so hears a nothing.
I know the sound of him before he talks,
I know how it ends if I just walk.
Press play and the mic will not numb,
Press delete and the voice is gone.
One little tap and the choice is mine,
Hold it close or let it fall behind.
He packed the truck while I was making toast,
Said he'd call from somewhere close to the coast.