LUCKY OR NOT!

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NEW PROMPT: Oh no! Today is Friday the 13th! Write a story or poem about paraskevidekatriaphobia.

LUCKY OR NOT!!

is my fear of today, Friday the 13th, warranted??

We're living with our nephew, and he really is a TRIP!
He plays great jokes on me each day; I still don't have a GRIP
about what he'll do next in jest--I'm wary as I write
and always have a flashlight close in case he hits the lights!.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is always in my way
as I await my potential for much chaos this day!
Last week he said if we're eaten by cannibals, we would
taste so much like cheese and garlic, that we'd surely be good!
So, on this day of mischief and suspense, should I take care
lest roving cannibals come up to see if I'm their fare?? .