by Gerald Locklin
the horoscope this morning
really put me on my guard,
sent the adrenalin coursing
through my veins,
as it predicted a crucial confrontation
that would require all the will and
ingenuity that i could muster …
until i remembered i was looking at
a week-old student newspaper.
"timing is everything" by Gerald Locklin from Poets and Pleasure Seekers. © Spout Hill Press, 2015.
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