Monday, January 6, 2025

YESTERDAY 
it was supposed to rain 
& my street
FLOODS
FAST

it hadn't rained, no I think it had
BUT anyway, it wasn't raining 
when we left the party

BUT 
as I drove towards home
I could SEE
it was raining at my house

and the way I've been doing it 
is I drive to my house 
I pull into the
LOT
across the street
which WAS
a drive through banking situation 
which is no longer a going
CONCERN

SO
I can get OUT
ADJUST the seat
put her pillow BACK

she has all the TIME in the world 
to get out WALK around without having to
WORRY 
about a curb or the SPACE between the curb
& the CAR

if she NEEDS help
ya KNOW, whatever 

or else
I just take HER HOME 
and WALK myself home

I THOUGHT 
I could JUST drive into
the DRIVE thru 

BUT 
the RAIN 
was BLOWING
at an ANGLE 
&
the COVERED area was too SMALL 

I STARTED to
get OUT and I was
SUPER SOAKED before I understood 

WHY
THIS PLAN
was NOT gonna WORK 

the whole 
CEMENT divider thing--
was DIFFICULT 
for ME

OK
WAIT for it to
STOP 

my FAVORITE thing
to SAY*
*when it's RAINING is

I'm NOT 
MADE of SUGAR

BUT 
the rain wasn't LOOKING like it 
WANTED to STOP 

& SERIOUSLY 
EVERY time it rains
HARD

three cars get stalled out from the deep water

I just figured 
DRIVE her HOME 

I'm not made of sugar
I can FIO*
*josh always used to say that as work direction, figure it out

BUT 
after I got her in
& brought her
PLANTS in

it had CALMED DOWN enough 
it was NO BIG deal
to WALK home
in the drizzle