Chapter 40 of 44

How a Morning Fails

The specific ways the hour between waking and leaving comes apart. Most of a life's lateness is decided in ninety minutes.

24 verses

1. 1 I got up on time and then lost the whole gap Concerning
2. 2 I've been ready for ten minutes and I'm still here Concerning
3. 3 I sat down for a second at the bottom of the stairs Concerning
4. 4 The morning got away from me between the kettle and the door Concerning
5. 5 I started one small job at seven and it's eaten everything Unverifiable
6. 6 I checked one thing on my phone at six-forty Unverifiable
7. 7 Everything took slightly longer than it takes and it added up Unverifiable
8. 8 I've done everything in the wrong order and paid for it Unverifiable
9. 9 Somebody was in the bathroom for the whole window Unverifiable
10. 10 There was no hot water and I waited for hot water Unverifiable
11. 11 I couldn't find the thing I need every single day Unverifiable
12. 12 I've been through every pocket of everything I own Concerning
13. 13 I turned round at the end of the road for something I didn't need Concerning
14. 14 I got as far as the car and had to go back in Unverifiable
15. 15 The bag was packed last night and something has come out of it Concerning
16. 16 I've had to iron something at seven in the morning Unverifiable
17. 17 I set the alarm and then set a second alarm and used neither Concerning
18. 18 I've been awake since five and left at eight, which is the mystery Not reassuring
19. 19 Somebody needed something at exactly the wrong moment Unverifiable
20. 20 I opened the door and it started raining and I went back in Concerning
21. 21 There was a delivery at seven and I answered it Unverifiable
22. 22 I've had a conversation on the doorstep that I couldn't get out of Unverifiable
23. 23 The car was iced and I'd not left time for the icing Plausible
24. 24 I've been scraping since ten past and it's a big windshield Plausible