Why Me?

I am one of those people who always seems to be the one things happen to.  Even the seagull story in this poem is true!  Today I went out with a friend for a coffee and ended up sitting under the spot where the roof was leaking!  Typical!

Why Me?

Why do things always happen to me?

Do I give off signals that beckon

To lost dogs and children and stray cats as well

Is that what it is, do you reckon?

If somebody's going to trip and fall over

I'm always nearby to assist

If they're struggling to find the right change for the bus

Then please let me pay, I insist!

In pubs and in cafe's I make sure I sit

In the spot where the roof keeps on leaking

I'll report any incident as it occurs

I delight in such attention seeking.

A seagull, run over? In front of my eyes?

And yet somehow it has survived?

Well leave it to me to go to it's aid

To see if it can be revived.

Are you struggling to find the right outfit

For a wedding which you must attend

Well latch on to me if you want to

I'll be your spontaneous friend

I wish like the great Harry Potter

For a cloak which could hide me from view

Then I could get on with my own plans

And the things which I really should do

But I know that I'd still be the witness

To life's little daily events

And I'd still get involved, for I'm like that

Sometimes I wish I had more sense!

Karen Holmes

5 November 2010