file this one
under
weird shit
continues to happen
to me
yesterday
while walking from
the building
I work in
across campus
to a building
I was attending
a meeting in
I lost an earring
not really a big deal
not expensive
not a gift
not really special
except that
I’ve had the damn things
since I was in my 20’s
and that’s more
than a while
don’t you know?
I asked a colleague
if I’d had it on
in the meeting
and she couldn’t remember
so I chalked it up
to lost items
and put the other one
in a paper clip
container
on my desk
I almost threw
it out
but providence
being what it is
I threw it in
with the clips
last night
when I decided to
go to bed
I stripped down
got into my
night dress
and wandered
around the house
turning lights off
got into bed
went to sleep
woke up at 3:45
thinking I
needed a
rest stop
but realized
it was cuz
something
was seriously poking
into my right breast
I thought it was
the dog’s nails
at first
but she was at my feet
so I sat up
turned on the light
to have a look
and low and behold
there’s the missing
earring
stamped into the
lower portion of my breast
like a staple
weird shit
continues to happen
to me.
or “the girls”
have started
collecting.
