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IF I WASN'T SO UNLUCKY
It was just my luck to be awakened by a noise out on the porch…
I walked outside to take a look…without a flashlight, match or torch.
I never found what made the noise but in that early morning breeze
when I looked up, in the dark of night, I saw stars twinkling through the trees.
The bridge we wanted to cross was closed…another unlucky break…
Except the road we ended up on encircled this beautiful lake.
We stopped to enjoy the view…which was not what we had planned…
We had a wonderful time…and met the kindest man.
Sometimes I wonder about my luck for it often makes me grin…
when I think back on certain moments of my life…and how unlucky I have been.
Like the time while on vacation in Chattanooga, Tennessee…
We took a wrong turn and ended up at the Moon Pie factory.
We stopped in to try their latest concoction…an ice cream sandwich loaded with fudge.
Were we unlucky or were we lucky? Sometimes it’s hard to judge.
And so I wonder…
Am I unlucky when I trip and fall…face down…right in the street
Or am I lucky because it teaches me to get back upon my feet?
Am I unlucky when I fail…when my chance for success is gone…
Or am I lucky because in failing…I’ve learned to pick up and go on?
Yes I wonder about my life and the all those moments that go amiss…
For If I wasn’t so unlucky…think of all the things I ‘d miss.
