day 17 … aborted freeverse

reason #13 … cos being active fights off depression

so during my morning walk i had planned today’s entry out. i was going to ramble, freeverse style on my morning walk.

how
with each assertive step i took
this morning
i’m fighting off my depression and angst

how last night’s missteps
were now
now
being redeemed with today’s
advances

how
the color
of the neighborhood
seems to creep out from the gray of the spring
fog

how the music
pumped into
my ear canal
was keeping me in time
keeping me fired up

then, during my homestretch i discover … my keys were missing.

i am stuck outside my own house.

there goes the poetry.

i try opening my screen window to gain access to the door, to no avail. i wake up a neighbor to borrow his phone, call my sister and ask her to drive 12 miles here to bring her set of keys. she arrives a half-hour later.

i specifically remembered putting those keys in my pocket before heading out. i figured i had dropped my keys somewhere while i was walking. we got into her car to retrace my steps to see if they were still on the path.

nada.

now i have to go to home depot and get some duplicates.

and maybe a nice keychain that won’t fall out my pockets.

i’ll freeverse next time.