When the water rose
the bathroom mat got wet.
No one was paying close attention to the bathtub
while I on the phone.

Someone else should have turned the water off
while I was talking,
but since I live alone, I suppose I was expecting too much
of the rest of you.

Maybe next time you’ll step up.

The mat’s been drying for two days now.
I thought I could hang the mat on the curtain rod
to let it dripdry, but it’s a) too heavy, and
b) would be dripping back on the bathroom floor.
Not a great solution.

This does not qualify as a senior moment, because I am not yet old enough.
Perhaps a Sophomore moment.

If they continue with frequency, I’ll get worried.

Scratch that. If they continue with frequency and I forget them,
I’ll get worried.