8/29
here
under a ladder
third on a match
on Avenue Chat Noir...
while
these things don't
always catch one out
when the dropped shoe
lands on you
it's hard not to take it personally

far be it from me
to begrudge the urge
to succumb to the seduction
of connection
or even superstition

we want these things
& so they become our genius
& we can't abide the cruelty
of doubt before credulity