sorenbarrett

Killing a Ladybug

Ask yourself honestly

have you ever thought of these things?

You may say you do not believe

but absolved by completion, what relief it brings

 

Do you step around a ladder?

Do you feel uneasy if a mirror you break?

Hesitate when going to step on a crack?

Make a wish when blowing out the candles on a cake?

 

Do you say bless you when someone sneezes?

Have you carried a rabbit\'s foot?

Avoid the number 666?

Ask not on the 13th floor to be put?

 

Do you have a lucky pair of pants or shirt?

Have you ever your fingers crossed?

Hang a horse shoe only pointing up?

Tied three knots when something you\'ve lost?

 

Made a wish on a falling star?

Shook hands with your right when your left\'s as good

As a host made a toast?

Knocked on wood?

 

Most have done some of these things

Superstition gives a sense of control

reduced tension it brings

Even when science we extol