I lasted until around lunch time, but then I was thinking about a delivery I was expecting on campus and I wanted to see a staff member on campus who is retiring, but didn't want anyone to know. I would rather spend time with those that work than those who pretend they work. She is leaving and I will miss her.
I also spent a gift card I bought a couple of summer's ago after Justin and Juliet's baby shower. I used the card to order dinner for Pan, Leo, Bev, and I and got there early to pick it up. I came home to walk Karal, too. I am thankful they are calling for rain today. I will sit still with no plans and finally catch up on weeks worth of work with no distractions.
I look forward to it.
Lost Cause(s)
b.r.crandall
I meant to lose 30 pounds
while writing this poem, b
ut chunks of my mind
disappeared instead.
There’s the glasses I lost
only to find not one, but two pairs a
top my head after asking 100s
if they’d seen my specks.
Thought they might be
with my car keys
that disappeared in 2006
only to learn days later that
they were hidden by a student
outside a classroom window
as a little joke.
I had to walk to
work until he
remembered his
playfulness. Schmuck.
The kid is
almost 40
now.
As for hope, Pandora,
you’ve trapped
me.
I
know you store this
evil in a box.
And for those
thieves who’ve
stolen time.
yo. I’d like it back.
But for the girls I met in
junior high & college.
Thanks for
the cigars.
I tried.
