Coincidence, maybe not

Lightning on a sunny day

A hole in my new socks

The car is dead, I hafta walk

and my shoes are filled with rocks

*

There’s a spider in my coffee cup

A mouse ran across my toe

I spilled my dinner getting up

tell me, what next is gonna go?!

*

My basement door won’t close

and the kitchen faucets broken

There’s a strange growl underneath the stairs,

there in the moonlit shadows

What sleepless dark magic has arrived

to stir up all this mischief?

Whose voodoo doll controls my life

and why are they so vicious?

*

Have little gremlins come to town

at someone’s-beckoned call?

As I get up they knock me down -

my backs against the wall

*

Dramatic?! Please,

I’m well aware - that sometimes these things happen

But just last week, an eerie breeze

blew dust that was enchanted

I scoffed aloud - as it settled

There this little creature stood

He raised his fists at me yelled

I’ll get you man, but good

*

I laughed again, until I cried

His face was red with anger

when his voice intensified

I knew I was in danger

*

I asked him where he came from

He was in no mood for pleasantries

He turned away, stuck out his thumb

not accepting my apologies

*

As he walked away - I heard him say

get ready for your punishment

So when things today turned upside down

I knew it was no accident

*

So, if you know what I can do

To fix this mess I started

Save my life from going poof -

and make this sprite depart, then

*

I would be extremely glad

and you will be rewarded

It’s been the worst sleepless night I’ve ever had

let’s just pretend it never happened