BLACK CLOUD

It follows me everywhere I go
When I take a step it always knows
I look over my shoulder as I walk
It glides above me just like a hawk

Bad things happen all the time
I wish for once things could be fine
It’s as though it always waits for me
Watch closely for it and you will see

I miss the curb and stumble and fall
I scrape my knee on the nearby wall
I wash my face forgetting my glasses are on
The money I was saving seems to be gone

I got up this morning hoping for change
But realize immediately something is strange
There’s blood on my pillow from a bleeding nose
Why it  decided to bleed today I sure don’t know

It all has to be because of just one thing
A black cloud follows me as though it has wings
I run away from it  as fast as my feet will go
I try to escape it - but looking up I see it’s still in tow