Chance Encounters

If it were easy to bend someone to your will
have them sign on the dotted line
you could pursue a path to riches
possess the grail of gratification

But there is often a juxtaposition
of the expected and the unexpected
each falling neatly into the shadow of the other
and casting suspicions that put people at odds
and deals to death

Yet sometimes chance encounters
of players from opposing sides
offer a moment to see beyond the goal
to subtract treasure from the equation
and obviate the need for competition
replacing it with fragrant remedies
and the glow that comes with faith