Where is my phone: a poem
 Okay, but seriously   I know I had it this morning   And now it is gone     I retraced my steps   I sat in that chair, but I moved, right?   It is not on the bookshelf   It is not in the bathroom   It is not in the kitchen, not even on top of the microw-     hold on     Dammit.   Last time it was on top of the microwave   This time   it is not     The ringer's on silent,   Because I was rehearsing last night   and I wanted to be “respectful”    But I did not turn the ringer back on   because I was “absent minded”     And now the baby is playing with my purse   She's wrapping the strap over her shoulder   and strutting confidently around the living room   She has places to go, this baby   She has many important errands to run   and she looks so freaking cute     I want to take a picture so badly     so I can show her how precocious she was   when she actually has places to go    and many important errands to run     I want to keep this moment   trapped, held, pressed between gl...


