Certainties
Who said there are no certainties?
You can be certain you will never win the lotto
nor will I.
It’s a certainty
that you’ll never see an ambulance
or a fire-engine
at a traffic lights,
nor will I.
I saw one last century.
When running after a bus
with heavy shopping
and there’s one at the Stop,
the moment you are within touch
it closes its door and is speeding away.
In a thriller if they let go
a suspect in the hope that he will lead
to Mr Big
within minutes those tailing him
will lose him.
In a football match if one team
has had 80% possession and
twenty plus shots on target
and not scored with one minute left
the other team with no shot on target
will score a fluke goal in the last minute
and win the game.
Time was when Saturday and Sunday
followed weekdays
but now with lockdown
everyday is Sunday.
In twelve months
we’ll all be a whole year older,
but few of us will be one year wiser.
