What Is 'That' Suppose To Mean

What kind of an excuse is this to make,
To anyone...
'My answering machine has been messing up.
That's why I haven't responded to any of your calls.'

~Oh.
Okay!
So is it fixed now? ~

'No not really.
I had nothing else to do.
So I decided to give you a call,
To give you updates about myself.'

~Oh, okay.
I'm all ears.
Let me know if you have an interest,
In what I've been doing without interruptions.~

'And what is 'that' suppose to mean? '

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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