Over a few days, these happened.
A woman, accidentally bumped
as she was picking a lotto card
from a machine, caused her
to push the wrong button
and win 10 million.
The next day, a mechanic
found some paintings
in a dumpster worth a fortune.
In the Derby, a horse ran
because another scratched
the previous day, won
as the biggest longshot ever.
Now we know the key to life.
Pray, beg, scrabble about,
be superstitious—you know how—
or defy superstition. Smash
mirrors, rescue black cats,
step on the cracks break
your mother’s back.
I’m not going to tell you how—
figure it out yourself.
But get luck somehow, someway,
wine and dine that Lady
by crook or hook,
and you’ll be fine,
but avoid the Black Spot,
Billy Bones did not luck out.
Originally published by Bindweed Magazine