SOMETIMES

 Sometimes crazy happens
 I go to bed for a nap at 4:30 in the afternoon
 Sleeping deeply I wake at 7:30
 It is very dark
 I hurry to turn on TV
 Check to see if the schools are closed
 There is no indication on the local stations
 I drink a cup of coffee
 Take a fast shower 
 Take my morning medications
 Dress quickly
 Get my computer, printer and modem packed
 My printer needs service
 I have my car warmed up
 Drive carefully into town
 I see the full moon in the eastern sky
 In town the Church is dark
 A few cars in the parking lot
 I presume school is called off
 I drive into town, just two blocks away
 Everything is dark; I check a few signs
 Everybody open at 9AM, but no lights are on
 The Junque man’s clock says 10:15
 He apparently failed to fall back
 I check out 906 Hair Salon
 A few lights are on and the door is open
 I say hello, but no one replies
 I go to the tanning booth and tan for ten minutes
 I dress and wipe down the machine
 Drop the cleaning towel in the laundry basket
 Say hello again and no one answers
 No one is around, so I go outside
 The town appears deserted  
 Looking up I see the beautiful full moon
 Driving up to Verizon I find them closed
 I fill up with gasoline at the station next door
 Checking my phone I see that it is 9:30 PM on the 12th
 I have jumped ahead twelve hours
 Drive home and call police; notify them of the open door
 They thank me and I go back to bed
 The moon is still full and bright
  
 Stanski 
 November 12, 2019 ^