A Slight Oversight

wooziness fading

eyes blink

and I curse my foolishness

Zendia's Dimensional Teashop

full of delightful garden fountains

is nowhere in sight.

was it one slight curvature more

or simply the unpredictability of

attempting to curve space?

I should have studied harder.

now alone

smack dab

on an abandoned mattress

without even a single cricket song

I examine my exit point.

the buildings are decaying

with dust in the windows,

aging signs,

all looks deserted.

deserted...

...such a minor error.

checking for radiation

I recall the oft repeated phrases

"Concentration

should always be

on destination.

Considering current

complications

lead to complications."

-Basics of Spatial Construction

the meter is clean

it's simply a ghost town

it seems the gardens will wait

as I walk to the nearest payphone

and take time to phone home.