State of Family Emergency

My [94 year old] grandmother broke a rib. I've spent the last few days caring for her. driving like a madman to various pharmacies and sleeping on my grandmother's couch. I had to write about it.

The trash can, dirty clothes hamper and kitchen sink 

are all piled high and beginning to stink.

The poor coffee maker is over-worked.

This is a state of family emergency.

Chores are left half-done here and there.

I jump through the ceiling when the phone rings.

The dog doesn't know what's going on 

and neither do we.

We are in a state of family emergency.

I got 90 minutes of sleep last night.

God only knows how much coffee

has been thrown down my throat

these past few days.

We are constantly in motion.

We are [somehow] operating in a state of family emergency.

Meals are few and far between.

There are much more important things than

being clean.

The Walgreen's pharmacists are sick and tired 

of seeing and talking to me.

We are in the middle of a family emergency

I have a different cup of coffee in each room of the house.

No, I haven't showered today.

Didn't you read the last stanza?

This is a state of family emergency.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

You've said so much in this, your phrases are quite short as if you're scurrying through, somehow.. who knows how, you don't! I think this is incredibly good, there's no flowery bits, just how it is when there are things that need to be done.. somehow - or not.. what the heck, just get by.

That darling grandmother is so lucky to have you and her family close by, never mind how things go, you're all there and - that's what matters.

A very fine and graphic post. Brava!

[Iris]

This is great. I loved the way you talked about family emergencies. That's so true. There are much more important things than staying clean. And I loved these lines:
"The dog doesn't know what's going on
and neither do we."
Keep writing.