What did I miss?
Did I miss?
I missed.
Dismissed.

What did I miss?

Well, I missed an opportunity
to obtain something
that could help me
with future course work.

The timing was tight,
requiring travel to another city.
Things didn’t go as planned.
I forgot the pickup.
I forgot to follow up.

To keep frustration
from ruining my evening,
I asked myself,

Did I miss?

Or, was what escaped my mind
actually protection?

Did it matter
if I didn’t get it?

Would I still be blessed
to get it taken care of?

I realized
emotions are okay to feel.

I did miss.

I missed a window.
I inconvenienced someone.
I asked for an extension.

When I reached out
about the opportunity,

they said
they gave it
to someone else.

I asked
if they had another recommendation…

(Crickets)

Dismissed.