my bad

i'm admonished

for falling behind on 

his status report,

not keeping up with his daily

events,

posted on a variety of social

media platforms.

Facebook and x, and

so many others

that i can't count.

i missed

his new job posting,

the new relationship

that he's in.

i missed the post telling

the world

that his

dog died, and that

his mother is getting divorced.

i missed

the move from one city

to the next

and

that he had the flu,

i was never aware of

his new haircut, and what

book he's reading

or movie he's gone to,

or how much

money he lost when he bet

on the Bears.

i've fallen behind

on all

my celebrity news

when all i had to click

and follow his life.

how i miss the telephone,

or the knock

on the door visit

to shoot the breeze

and catch up.