Contributor: R. Gerry Fabian

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If you are an accident of the moment
like something misplaced
that suddenly turns up
or a carnival lucky number
that wins a nondescript prize,
then am I somehow in that same
hemisphere of turbulent chance?
If so,
are we without control
until an inner pulse rate
sounds an alarm of action
Is this a basic survival form
that allows each morning
based on a sensation awakening?
a caliber of blood thrust
to help escape routine patterns
and offer a glance, a smile
a calculated tender word?


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R. Gerry Fabian is a retired English instructor and creative writing teacher. He is the editor of Raw Dog Press. http://rawdogpress.bravesites.com/ He has published in various little and literary magazines since 1970. Currently, he is putting the finishing touches on a poetry manuscript of his published poetry and searching for a publisher.