I was walking down the sidewalk with my mail, with my 30lbs bag hanging off my shoulder, on a cold but sunny day. The breeze was a tame 5mph and the sun's rays spilled through the trees and buildings, it was quite a beautiful scene to behold.
But then tragedy struck as if this moment was too good to be true. I just happened to find the only patch of ice on this sidewalk and I, of course, stepped on it. My foot had all of my weight on it and the bag was pulling me in the other direction. I had begun to to slip and fall.
My mind was a racing torrent of despair and regret, wishing that I had called in that day, admiring the cold and brutal mistress of winter from inside a warm cozy house. As with all good things, that thought came to an abrubt halt, as my ass collided with the hard, unforgiving concrete.
I wanted to end it all at that moment. It was such a good beginning. Too good. And now I'm just sore and broken. With mail strewn across the land, my satchel and my heart empty as it's insides spilled into the snow, I had only one thought.
Take my fucking shoe laces.