thankful for this, day 17: integrity

admittedly, i was this close
to not even showing up to work.
i was too tired this morning.
just thinking about
all the responsibilities
i needed to complete today
made me yawn at length.
i laid in bed until
the absolute last moment.
i listende to the seconds tick by
as the small window of bathroom time
slammed shut down the hall.
i should have rolled over,
picked up the phone,
coughed and sniffled a little,
apologized for good effect,
and then smiling, went back to bed.
instead i begrudgingly hit my alarm clock,
rolled a few stop signs on my commute.
and plotted how to finish my shift early.

i seriously need a character check