Life’s a Crap Shoot
Apr 13, 2024
I was nine
the first time
I realized
that life is
a crap shoot
Maybe younger
to be honest
when I watched
playground bullies
tormenting another kid
I couldn’t sleep
that night
The dark was scary
But I also feared the light
Because I knew
even though
I was only a child
that I, too,
could be on
the receiving end
of a bad hand
a dirty deal
pointless pain
or just being
in the wrong place
at the right time
No matter if I
beg or cry
Except for sheer luck,
there go I …
and you, too.
— Teresa Roberts 2024
Written while listening to the BBC report on the mass killings in Sidney Australia shopping center.
