Have you ever come home from work on a Tuesday afternoon,
only to find that things weren’t they way you left them?
Your coffee mug is now in the sink- that’s odd.
The dog’s water bowl? More dry than the town of Sequim.
Have you ever come home from school on a sunny Friday,
only to find no mail, texts, or messages waiting for you?
You suppose it’s kind of a bummer start to your weekend,
as you sit down and read the newspaper with your hot cocoa.
Have you ever come back from fighting in a foreign country,
ready to see all the people you missed,
only to find them in a cemetery because the hurricane that came through
was a day later than scheduled?
Have you ever walked into work aimlessly, just like always,
only to remember that it is actually a Saturday?
No wonder there was no traffic- everyone is still in bed,
or enjoying a brunch consisting of cinnamon rolls with Grandma.
Have you ever completed some sort of duty, task, or rightful course of action,
only to return and find that nothing is at all how you anticipated
it to be?