slug
you surprised me this morning
and not in a good way
coming out of the cool shadows
like you did
was I crossing your path
or were you crossing mine?
I couldn't decide if I should
step over you
or walk around you
and if I walked around you
should I go left or right?
isn't there something about
good luck / bad luck?
isn't there always
something about something?
I hate to admit it but
I am superstitious
my Grandma Sarah
(father's mother)
was known as the most superstitious woman
in the Bronx
this might not have been true
but I heard someone say it
when I shouldn't have been listening
from the other side of the door
and of course it wasn't meant as a compliment
it wasn't said in a
"let's pin a medal to the front of
Mama's housecoat"
kind of way
it was said by one of the aunts
meaning
"we are all modern women here,
aren't we?"
and then another aunt spit
three times
because let's be honest
why would someone choose to take
unnecessary chances?
slug
did you think it odd
when I stepped over you
then circled around
first left
then right?
are you still thinking about it?
I'm still thinking about you
