checking twice

routine
makes us safe.
or at least feel safe.
getting out
of bed
on the right side.
coffee.
two creams, two
sugars.
left shoe
first, pants
and shirt
one following
the other.
a hundred
brushes of hair.
checking
the stove,
touching the spigot
on the sink
to make the drip
stop.
circling
the room before
you leave.
checking twice
the lock.