As Luck Would Have It

i threw the penny to the
wishing well
and on the rim it bounced
out
well it figures-
i'll apply some
symbolic meaning
to make me pity
myself
even more than before
but i don't believe in
broken mirrors
and doomed eternities
backing ladders
but the looming  black
cloud
is tangible to me
real enough i demand all
to come and see
well it figures
that it disappears the moment
someone comes near
so for safety's sake
i'll have my umbrella close
at hand
opening it indoors
as i always have

Reviews

[G. Cedillo]

wonderful: humorous and imaginative and with a great commentary on itself, tells ya how to read the poem you're reading at the moment, funny how that works - "well it figures- i'll apply some / symbolic meaning," as if writing were the same defense mechanizm that we knew didn't work, but made us feel better like well-worn superstitions.
But of course, it's "tangible to me / real enough i demand all / to come and see". Ay, there's the rub.
thanks for sharing this,
g.c

[Onatah]

Wow what an awesome poem. You actually break the rules of bad luck to protect yourself from what is ACTUALLY harmful. You don't fear the superstitious, but instead you break it's laws to protect yourself from real harm. Excellent!!