A last minute meeting ran late
A new friend wanted company as she finished playing
Shut down the laptop
“Hurry hurry hurry” I whisper
I gather my things and run
40 yards to my office.
Plug in, grab gym bag full of sweaty clothes
Run 22 yards back to pee
“I'll wash hands later”
Head to the door
Handle in my grip
Shit!
22 yards back
Security lock pauses
Through the door, to my desk
Wallet, keys, and phone mock me
A new friend wanted company as she finished playing
Shut down the laptop
“Hurry hurry hurry” I whisper
I gather my things and run
40 yards to my office.
Plug in, grab gym bag full of sweaty clothes
Run 22 yards back to pee
“I'll wash hands later”
Head to the door
Handle in my grip
Shit!
22 yards back
Security lock pauses
Through the door, to my desk
Wallet, keys, and phone mock me
Sitting forgotten on my desk
The clock is ticking louder
I can hear the bus
“Down down down” Button pushed
The elevator comes no faster
Ding
I count the seconds
Ding
I'm out the door
14 steps to the left
Wave to security
Turn the corner
Sprint to the light
Run against the red
The door re-opens
Breathless I sit down huffing
You kiss me on the cheek and take my hand
“I barely made it too”
The clock is ticking louder
I can hear the bus
“Down down down” Button pushed
The elevator comes no faster
Ding
I count the seconds
Ding
I'm out the door
14 steps to the left
Wave to security
Turn the corner
Sprint to the light
Run against the red
The door re-opens
Breathless I sit down huffing
You kiss me on the cheek and take my hand
“I barely made it too”
“I’m glad you did”
3 comments:
Urgency always makes the reward so juicy, you caught that here :-)
This is so beautifully evocative. I can almost hear your breath, feel the panic and the wonderfully sweet kiss... x
I loved this so much, A. Is that the time?! There's goes my f@#%&*g bus.
Signed,
Bus Chaser
xoxo
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