On my iPhone 4s, after I send a text, why does a gray bar timer covers the bottom of my screen?

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I phone 4 s after i Text a gray bar timer covers the bottom of my screen

This gray bar looks to be a timer 0:00 I cant get rid of it

 

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Re: I phone 4 s after i Text a gray bar timer covers the bottom of my screen

This has been fixed by toggling the subject field on then off (Settings->Messages) or the character counter on.