Chris Magazine

As it was, I was on the brink of genius
a cure for cancer, ALS and ADHD
and just as I was about to write it down
I spilled my tea on my keyboard
this was unfortunate and distracting
but not more so than turning around to get a towel
in time to see my neighbor's dog
(whom we're sitting)
pee in my living room
as I walked out the clean up the urine
and admonish the dog I tripped
over a baby toy and exclaimed a loud expletive
which woke up the baby who had been sleeping
then I forget my cure
and I sat and cried
sorry