Chances Are

The tiger stalks its prey as the wolf

does elsewhere. The boulder waits

patiently ready in time to roll down

the mountainside and crush the un-

suspecting. The freeway shall cause

mayhem somewhere along the way

today. Severe weather is forecast

in the Southern Tier of States. Tor-

nados are likely to spawn a wide

swath of carnage to life, limb and

structures in their way. A victim is

said to have been an innocent by-

stander who happened to be in the

wrong place at the wrong time.

You never give a second thought

to the chances taken in your rou-

tine comings and goings each day.

The mountaineers were lost in a

sudden storm on Everest one

fateful day. Just because you never

plan to visit Nepal doesn’t make

you safe. Who could have imagined

the tiger escaping from its cage on

such a sunny day in the Midwest

during the month of May? Take

an umbrella with you to work, there

is a 60% chance of inclement weather

forecast today.

The key here is to remember, one day,

someday, chances are perhaps even today.
I was a damned fool to believe a cane
would prevent me from falling.

Chris Hanch 4-13-19