Saturday, March 14, 2026

Just a Piece of Paper

It’s an ordinary day and an ordinary thing. 
 Just a piece of paper. 
 Just a little bill. 
 Just a piece of paper, and then 
I could give you a ring. 
 I know I need to pay the charge, 
 thoughts of not make me ill. 
 Pay and pay I will, but not until 
The damn thing appears. 
 Always, always on days like this; 
 The time ticks; 
 Quick, quick, quick. 
 Searching madly, blindly, franticly 
 On and on, hunting, 
 Scavenging through the bin, 
 Which it is not in, 
 Annoying, irritating, round and around, again and again. 
 In a rush, too much to do, 
 Too little 
Time, 
 Time, 
 Going,
 Gone! 
But later, after the office shuts, 
 the phone lines cut 
 Out for the night. 
 There it was; 
Peeking out, in plain sight. 
All the while, it had been 
 Right where I left it yesterday. 
 Today I will put it somewhere safer.

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Just a Piece of Paper

It’s an ordinary day and an ordinary thing.   Just a piece of paper.   Just a little bill.   Just a piece of paper, and then  I could give ...