Should Have Listened
This pot has been on the stove too long. Ignored by everyone in the kitchen. No one wants to pay attention to the froth spilling over the edge. Even I did my best to stay oblivious. My oldest told me to prepare. 'When you go to the store,' he'd tell me, 'just pick up an extra can of this or that. And make sure to get hand sanitizer, bleach, and alcohol.' He's always been a germaphobe, so I didn't listen. He's also been a bit of a conspiracy theorist. He also works in the Emergency Room of a downtown hospital in a massive city.