Amnesia

Driving past landmarks I've lived with
and through intersections I know like my own backyard
I am lost, confused.
Did I have a wreck and not remember?
Did I fall asleep?
I know this city--the Coca Cola Sign
and Georgia State and Peachtree Street.
Forty-five years I've known downtown Atlanta--
the library, the AJC, the courthouse, Crawford Long, the Fox Theatre.
How did I end up at the Coke sign instead of the doctor's office?
No stressful interview or court hearing or jury duty.
No trip to appeal my taxes or file a homestead exemption.
No final exam to take when I arrive at GA State.
Today was a leisurely trip to the doctor.
Just check the skin, the rosacea, the eczema.
No cancer, heart attack or dialysis.
No early morning drive in blinding rain for an ultrasound.
But I am lost in my own neighborhood.