Good neighbors

When my phone rang

it was my neighbor

wanting to borrow some eggs.

I could smell bacon frying.

She was going to make an omelet.

I had lost my shoes and

I stumbled next door

with the eggs.

Nothing was wasted on our block

We shared the delicious breakfast she cooked.

When Time Stood Still

Time stood still

when my phone couldn’t be located.

I had to borrow some change from a stranger

to make a call from a pay phone,

since mine was lost.

Nothing can replace the feeling of

losing my pictures and personal messages.

Into the Void

I was cast into the void

after falling from a boat on the river.

I lost everything in my pocket,

including my phone.

After I was rescued, a lady on the river bank

let me borrow her phone

since I had nothing of my own.

There are times when I feel like I am

still free falling.