You Are Late Viator

You lost your phone and you’re late,
not to mention it’s the work sign on. 
Clinched hands begin to tremble.
Not now, not ever. Wow, what timing!

Imagine this nightmare unfolding, 
you lost your phone and you’re late.
All at once the world is crumbling
one thousand boulders start rolling.

Shock and anxiety stroke your mind,
as thoughts drift to miniature horrors.
You lost your phone and you’re late,
a cartoon style amplifier of reality. 

No alarm clock, no GPS, no apps. 
Oh my god what have I done?
Paranoid this is utterly unfixable,
you lost your phone and you’re late.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Rodrigues Avatar
October 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I went on an interview where I was given the wrong address. Thankfully, I went into that library early. I had a ways to go but prayed, had peace…if this is meant to be… Thank the Lord for that peace because you would think a one on one for a job as a tech but I was at a table of interviewers. I got the job…lol (retired now)
Udaeta Avatar
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Wonderful. I can feel that story in your words. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
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