They Remembered

Four years it took 

for me to get hit. 

Four years it took. 

I was getting away with it.

On a trip to catch a fish, 

I was caught. 

*silent chirp - silent chirp - silent chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp 

*phone rings 

The sound scared me. 

The rod slipped through my hands.

I stalled to answer the call,

as I went back to land. 

My curiosity got the best of me. 

Annoyed, handling my phone 

I called back. 

Four words, and my heart sank. 

"Performance review old-timer."