Don'T Forget

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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

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