POEM: Just In Case

don’t you love it

when you pull your

journal out and two

or three spare Depends

pads that you stash

in your work bag

(just in case)

gets jammed in

between the pages?

the bundle looks

like a bouquet

in plain sight.

(just in case)

you had any illusions

about who you were.

(just in case)

 you need to be reminded.

(just in case)

you are having a day,

and need to laugh.

at yourself.