Whimsical #5

After walking
a couple blocks
through a snowstorm,
climbing several flights of stairs
because the elevator is broken
then realizing
your car is either one or two more floors up…
Once you find your car,
you think the keys are in your pocket
but they’re really buried
in your backpack’s special compartment.
After squeezing yourself like a sardine
into the driver’s seat
because the cars on both sides
parked too close to your doors,
you have to make sure you’re
strapped in because you
already got a ticket for not
wearing your seatbelt.
When you’re actually rolling,
it’s caravan style behind the
cautious driver
who turns too slowly
and brakes too quickly.
Just as you’re about to
exit the garage
the parking pass doesn’t
let you out because you
seriously left that at your desk
and picked up a business card instead.
And the lot attendant isn’t there.
And there’s a line of cars right behind you–

Yeah, it’s that feeling.