Gathering Essentials, by R. Gerry Fabian

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Wednesday is errand day.
I find my keys in the rose petal bowl,
my wallet is in the carved wooden tray
and
my blue hat on the door hook.

I cannot find my phone.
I search, curse and research.
Finally, I find it,
charging
in the powder room.
(Who charges a phone
in the powder room?)
There are two text messages
I sent myself with reminders to buy
strawberries and Dawn dish soap.
I would have forgotten them.

As I am backing the car
out of the garage,
I suddenly turn off the car
and hurry back into the house.

I’ve forgotten
your love
and I never go anywhere
without it.

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R. Gerry Fabian is a poet and novelist. He has published four books of his published poems, Parallels, Coming Out Of The Atlantic, Electronic Forecasts and Ball On The Mound.
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He lives in Doylestown , PA.