Well It Happened to Me

 

 

 

 

Has it ever happened to you?

Well it happened to me,

What am I talking about?

Well you will soon see.

 

I’m not dealing with the young,

They can step out,

It is really the old like me-

That’s who I am talking ‘bout.

 

It is worse these days

Thus, happening more frequently

But I am not unduly alarm

Or ever hope to be.

 

Today I came in from outside

And called a friend of mine

After that to realize

The phone I couldn’t find.

 

It was not on its stand,

That is the first place I looked

And so, I proceeded to search

Like I was studying the Book.

 

Of course, the Book is the Bible,

Like searching for a verse

So, similarly searching for the phone

I was diligently immersed.

 

I walked up and down the house,

I even asked the wife

And I couldn’t help but wonder

How I came by this strife.

 

 

Then suddenly it dawned on me

The phone was on my ear

And with split-second awareness

Everything became clear.

 

It was not on its stand

Because I had taken it up

And my ear where the phone was,

Was not where I would look.

 

Here is another incident

More exacting than the first,

No wonder some believe

That old age is a curse.

 

I was sitting in my car

And talking to my wife

And the feeling that came over me

I tell you, it was not nice.

 

She had made a call to me

Not knowing I was at home,

I had just driven into the garage

So, I quickly took up the phone.

 

 

 

Attempting to multitask

I was talking while getting out,

I had my ATM cards and keys

But my phone was nowhere about.

 

“I must have left it somewhere,”

That is exactly what I had thought

And with that came a feeling

That left me quite distraught.

 

I mentally decided

That I would retrace my steps

But before I did exactly that

Into my heart a fear leapt.

 

However, before driving back out

I started to tell my wife

And suddenly my whole disposition

Went from bad to nice.

 

 

That my cellphone was not lost

Became abundantly clear

And oh, the relief that flooded me!

The phone was on my ear.

 

I felt like such a fool

I could have kicked myself

But this was nothing compared

To my improved mental health.

 

To have lost that cellphone

Would have set me back a bit,

You see, my resources are so limited

Such would give me a fit.

 

Has it ever happened to you?

Well it happened to me,

Now you know what I am talking about

At least, I hope you see.

 

Stewart Russell © January 10, 2023