Don'T Forget

In a flash, I sit at my desk Eating a grill cheese sandwich Potato soup that is from scratch It all tastes amazingly good Before I am through, I get up And check the knob on the stove It’s turned off, but I need to know A few moments later, I go to my pills And take two that I have laying out From the night before. They are the ones I take in the morning. I lie two more out For tonight’s round, then take the bottle And count them, making sure I took only two After counting, I find I’ve taken the right dose I take a shower in the morning Leave the curling iron on high, leave It sitting on the sink to wait for me To do my thing and curl my hair I turn it off and leave the room But come back before five minutes pass Checking the little light and unplug it I brew my morning coffee and have A cup, maybe two, before I start for the door Passing the kitchen where I simply know I’ve cut the coffee pot off and it’s cooling But, after making it to the porch, I come back Inside, go to the kitchen and check the pot It’s still hot, but the light is switched off I go to the car and realize I’ve forgotten My keys and of course, I can’t leave without These, the very thing to start the cranky thing I head back inside and realize as I mount The porch steps, that I have my keys in my hand And I don’t need to go inside after all, still I check the front door to be sure I locked it