the odds

the mathematical odds of being struck
by a meteor while you mind your own business

the odds of a flying fish slapping you
in the face while deep sea fishing

the chances of a teacher killing
a creative spark within you

the certainty a parent will mindlessly
treat you the way their parents treated them

the struggle to chart your own course
in order to avoid the mined waters

the entropy
the will

the choices
the chances

made
and not

What I’m Reading:

“Is it possible I could go mad and do something horrendous?

I’ve gone very mad before.”

— Rae Rose / “Am I Going to Kill My Daughter”