Fate’s Accomplice
He wears a dog’s coat and snakeskin smile
Picking up the litter from a throwaway life
He’s the rabbit stuck in single file
Keeping to himself knowing fear is rife
Fingernails chewed underneath the covers
Strolling past a world that missed his eye
Often thinking about those past lovers
Laughing at the notion of one last try
She hangs out with the latest ghosts
And floats along the strangest days
Wonder what she misses most
Of all the peculiar little ways
Ships in the night passing by
As the moon carries the torch
Morning broken by a seagull’s cry
We’re all on a kismet course
If there is a reason for everything
Could someone please explain
If it’s something we never wanted
Send it back from whence it came
Losing sleep, arm wrestling the night
Not tired enough to give up the fight
We’ll hang on till the last bulb blows
Watching as fate comes and goes
Without telling anyone when…
(C)Sj2009
