sudden uncertianty

by joel abel - Taurus

when he got to the car
he realized he had
fogotten his keys-

on the goddam coffee
table!
again!

but when he opened 
his front door
something strange happened.

something had been
moved.
but what?

when he checked the back door
it was still locked-
but was that dirty boot print his?

hard to tell.

he opened a bottle of asprins
but spit them into the 
kitchen sink.
they tasted strange.

his sisters # had been disconnected
and he could have sworn he heard
someone muffle a cough somewhere
behind the empty dial tone.


his keys were still there on the 
coffee table, but now he
wondered if he should leave.
Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2002-04-07 01:49:00
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:16
Poem ID: 68956

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