Left or Right

Resting on the stoep, muddy shoes, potted

plants and a one-eyed frog. The sprinter,

arms and legs gyrating in slow motion,

crosses the finish line first in the 100-yard

dash. Saturday, the mall receives throngs

of shopper, fists filled with money eager

to buy. A gopher, exercises his ininstinctive

predilection, digging a tunnel under ground.

The homeless veteran slumped over in the

doorway sleeps off his drunken stupor from

last night’s encounter with a bottle of cheap

wine. At this point in time, the sun is predis-

posed to shine, not everywhere and on every-

one, mind you. Skies are overcast in Akron,

and the forecast today has a 90-percent chance

of rain. I like the sound of the word, predilection.

Makes it seem as if there is a preference

in the matter. Left or Right, which way to go?

Some prefer just leaving it alone, and going

with the flow. Make up your own mind.

Chris Hanch 10-5-19