Poem 217: What The Hail?

Thanksgiving weekend’s weather was lousy and most of us decided to stay indoors

However I decided to take a chance to go out and explore

I didn’t make my way outside for the entire day

Then I took the opportunity when the rain was in a delay

I checked my weather app and chances were pretty low

Thirty percent for the next two hours , so I decided we would go

If it was higher I wouldn’t venture out the door

Let’s just say from experience, I’ve been burned before

There were a few things I had to do, so allow me to explain

I elected to wear a waterproof jacket in case we got caught in the rain

I looked at my cell phone and it was only at eighteen percent

I decided to take a second one and out the door the pup and I went

My plan was to use the backup so I could listen to music while on our route

This way I wouldn’t have to  worry about my battery running out

I put my headphones over my cap and headed up our street

Put a cell phone in each pocket which was a simple feat

They were both protected by a flap that wouldn’t let any moisture in

This is the way that my journey would begin

I went up the overpass to Memorial Drive which led me up to Main

When I got to the corner of Fraser Street, there was a few drops of rain

I didn’t get excited, I wasn’t worried at all

I got to the bowling alley and gave my wife a call

She said to stay there and she could pick us up in the car

I said it wasn’t bad and home wasn’t all that far

I put the phone in my pocket and adjusted the volume on the other one

I put them in each side pocket and continued on our run

Just the two of us walking on Main Street, there was no one else around

We were only halfway down the block when the rain came pouring down

The water was flowing everywhere and getting deeper with every drop

We just continued on our way, we had no inclination to stop

My sneakers and my blue jeans were now soaking wet

I just said to myself how much worse can this get?

Then as the deluge continued my ears were starting to sting

That’s because there were now hailstones appearing on top of everything

There was a strange noise coming from my coat pockets with every step I took

I was only a block from home when I decided to take a look

The water was up to my wrist when I put my hand in there

All the time I was walking I was totally unaware

My phones were immersed in all this water and I may have to pay the price

They now both sit on the counter in a bag of  rice

It turns out I didn’t close the pocket flap after making that one phone call

I guess I shouldn’t have decided to take that walk after all

So I will keep my fingers crossed and hope they come back to life

Next time I will make sure I take that ride with my wife