How do I pray
for protection
from collisions?
From hits and runs?
For an intercession
at a busy intersection?
Oh, Queen of Negligence
what’s your preference?
My luck’s been poor
of late, and I’m desperate
to know. What would
you most appreciate?
An altar? Candles unlit
to represent drivers
asleep at the switch?
Effigies of cell phones?
Of poodles on laps?
Of spilled coffee cups?
Things that distract
seem to please you,
and I, weary of damage,
wish only to appease.
I’m hoping my plight
is worth a smidge
of divine intervention.
Though even now,
I fear I’ve failed
to capture your attention.
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