Sunday, January 21, 2024

my neigbor Albert Einstein

i used to live next
door
to Albert Einstein,
the physicist,
he was always knocking on the door
asking me
if knew anything
about
synching his phone
with his Bose
speakers.
together we'd work for hours,
sitting on the floor,
but with no luck.
then he asked me
to show him how to fold
a fitted a sheet.
i stared at his laundry
basket, shaking my head sadly,
and said, nope, good luck with that.
but i was able to help him
log onto
Netflix, so at least we 
accomplished that task.
before i left i asked him
what that blue
bubbling
test tube on his kitchen
counter was all about,
and the beaker spewing
gaseous fumes,
he laughed,
and scratched his head,
then said.
oh, you don't want to
know about that.

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