Lucky Guy

Posted on 2019-04-08 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a lucky number poem. Some people have lucky numbers, some don’t. Wherever you fall on the lucky number spectrum, you can still write a poem about the phenomenon of lucky numbers and/or luck in general.

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Lucky Guy

I’m lucky you wore that dress
and every other guy in the restaurant
watched you glide to my table.

I’m lucky you were only half an hour late,
your babysitter didn’t bail
and your boss was distracted.

I’m lucky you actually showed
on this our third try
for a first date.

I’m lucky you mentioned chemtrails
and Jesus before ordering dessert
then joked about global warming and ice cream.

I’m lucky it only took one dinner
to discover what I wasn’t missing.

 

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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7 Responses to Lucky Guy

  1. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2019-04-08 at 20:27

    A good springboard for Jesus slid in on a chemtrail…Cheesecake?

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  2. Patty's avatar Patty says:
    2019-04-09 at 17:49

    Wow! 😂 That didn’t end as I expected. Love your ability to find the bright side there… Well done!

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  3. Will Goodwin's avatar Will Goodwin says:
    2019-04-11 at 05:48

    Wow, I was blissfully ignorant of chemtrails. Thanks for that.

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