this morning #2269.

this morning, all i was trying to do was go get an iced coffee & a donut. quick five-minute drive downtown. i started up the car & rolled down the windows to let it air out for a few minutes. need to get that AC fixed. summer’s almost over though. too late now. i should just wait. fierce sun up there today. not a cloud in the sky. i lit up a smoke & paced while i waited. satisfied that i’d got enough nicotine, i flipped my cig to the ground. hopped in the car. headed downtown. got my order and chatted with a pal. fifteen minutes tops. in & out. by the time i made it back home though, three of the trees lining my driveway were fully aflame. i bolted to the side of the house & dragged the hose across the lawn. somehow doused the fire before it spread. close call. a smoke was my reward.