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my mother once said
never to tempt fate

i should have listened

this was a day
which I was supposed
to travel to the east coast
to spend a few days
with friends and family
long unseen
but my recent illness
prevented such a trip

this was a day
that i should have
remained in bed

of course
it was not to be

having been a little
lavish in my recent spending habits
required a trip to replenish my finances

I crawled from my cave

called ahead
and a draft
was prepared

and so i went
upon my arrival i realized
i had forgotten my wallet
and with it my identification
which i need to present
to pick up the check

the cashier closed
promptly at four
and it was now
a quarter to

armed with only
my microsoft id
i crossed my fingers
and went inside

luckily
the woman
at the counter
found it acceptable
and released
the draft to me

i went to the bank
and deposited it
feeling much relieved

on my way home
i stopped by the grocery store
to replenish supplies

i purchased

cranberry juice
cran-peach juice
cran-grape juice
cran-raspberry juice
orange juice
egg nog
milk
my beloved Green Nyquil
ColdCare tissues (the ones with aloe and moisturizer for my chapped nose)
2 cans of chicken soup
2 cans of tomato soup
satsumas

a yarhzeit (memorial) candle
for today is the birthday of

my love

i spent an ungodly amount of time
perusing the wine selection
in a daze
out of habit
then realizing
I was not going to buy any
went to check out

I will refer you
to my previous discovery
that I had left my wallet
at home
and you can anticipate
my next problem

completing her duty
the checker rang up my goods
and then it was my turn
and I discovered
for the second time
in an hour
that I
had forgotten
my wallet at home

she was kind
and offered to bag
my goods while
I, the fool, ran home
to get some form of payment
which I did

so now
I sit at home
alone