Ode to the woman on Marketplace who left me out in the cold because she had a Zoom call and did not tell me about it until I was in front of her place and almost froze my toes
A true story...
Note: I was supposed to pick up a book today from a woman I wrote to on Marketplace, but I arrived at the home just to be told by text that she had a Zoom meeting. This information had been unshared with me, and I was out in the cold for quite some time (she never wrote back to apologize and I blocked her). And this came out.
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Last-minute Zoom call?
Nice to find out in the cold...
My feet felt like death.
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I'm sure this could be longer, but the title took all my energy...
-K.D.
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Comments (10)
That sucks , so you didn’t get the book 😢 poor communication I guess. At least you got a cool poem out of it.
Your haiku perfectly captures the frustration of being left out in the cold, both literally and figuratively.
I love the part about it could be longer, but exhaustion made it short and to the point. People are one track minded and narcissists are the order of the day. Love the energy of it all.
Best title ever!! Well done Kendall. Hope you can still get the book.
People can be so thoughtless - sorry that you had this experience.
I think deserves the medal for best title 🥇 but I hope you're staying warm now.
So uncool of her. Sorry about your toes, Kendall. But at least you have a story to tell.
How rude of her!!
Omgggg, she's so inconsiderate! I'm so sorry this happened to you
That was the longest title ever 😆 After reading the poem, I get it! And how dare her!!! Sorry about the toes!