Christmas.

Appropriate that
I should not merely meet but
come to know an agent of chaos
on today, Christmas Eve, of
all days, significant -

Not at all because
of the holiday, no, but
rather the ludicrous timing
that really could only happen
in a situation like this -

Frustrating, ultimately,
as although it's bound to lead
to greater and better things,
this is the sort of thing
that could happen only -

on Christmas Eve.
The weight and impact of it
rather striking, as I remember
that today, of all days, last
time - only it was in September.