Thursday, September 16, 2021

am i all right

and who ordered toast - yes the problem 
with the world is who: who ordered toast
& who did not: where does it go if no one 
did and where does it go if some one did 

- and why do people take shopping carts 
& why do i want one so bad: i had one once 
i placed it in the back of my hybrid - i texted 
everyone except you: and each told me to 

take it back, return it - do what is right 
part of me wishes i had texted you cuz 
i believe i know your response: "bring it 
home. we will figure something out to 

do with it." we could have given the dogs 
a ride, packed in all six cats, used it for 
tools and likely laundry: it was a long 
haul from the garage to our house: had I 

texted you that or any number of other 

wild, out of the blue requests - i ponder 
if you would have made a way to stay 
was it my silence that let you step aside 
decide a different course was best in life 

my life is still the same. no better no worse 
just an ebbing of a tide: an existence where 
toast is the order of the day. and where the 
response is always the same: do what is 

right: in life isn't it all right?