coincidental magic

A group of guys in our happy hour crowd went golfing in the next county over, a pretty rural and often backwards area. Their ages range from mid-50's to 65. One of them left his hybrid car's headlights on all day and drained the battery. After drinking all day 5 or 6 of them were trying to figure out how to jump start it.. At least one still had beer in hand in the parking lot. Much to their surprise a state trooper pulled in and promptly helped them figure it out and sent them on their way.

About a week later, the guy who left his lights on stopped by the grocery store. On his way in he found a wallet, he picked it up turned it in and did his shopping. About an hour later he went downtown to meet some friends at a restaurant for drinks. He pulled into a crowded underground garage and as he was trying to park he passed a couple with their car hood up and they asked him if he could give them a jump start. The space in front of their car was the only empty space. He pulled in, confident he knew how to do this now..

As he was helping they explained they were having a weird day. "We are trying to go to the baseball game but after we had a couple of drinks I realized I lost my wallet, with the tickets in it, and now our battery is dead." They went on to say they called the grocery store where they lost the wallet and someone had turned it in.

The population of our town is about 300,000.

Coincidence or karma?

Unrequited

My love is in love with another,

He dedicates his life to being near her,

Her allure so powerful, 

She has him convinced he can't live without her,

She will never love him,

No pay, no play,

She will never comfort him when he is need

His every thought spent plotting to be with her,

Desperate to attain that rush he felt the first time they met

He is not alone,

She is worshiped by millions

He chooses her company above all others,

She is a manipulative bitch,

People everywhere anxiously ache for her with false hope,
When they find her they are never satisfied

He believes he needs her to survive,

When in truth she is only making him sicker,
Separating him from those who love him,

Including himself

If she has her way,
The lie will become a permanent truth in his head,
He will worship her until death do they part

Popular, immortal cocaine,
She will never notice he is gone. 

---2008