February 2018
Perry S. Nicholas
perrynicholas53@aol.com​
I am a Professor of English at Erie Community College North in Buffalo, N.Y.  I have 5 books, 4 chapbooks, and 1 CD of poetry. I am married to Maria Sebastian, a well-known singer/songwriter, and we perform our poetry and music together at many venues in the WNY area. For more information please visit my website: www.perrynicholas.com

Note: Verse-virtual poet and teaching colleague Lisa Wiley and I wrote on the same "karma" prompt years ago. As you see, we came up with completely different approaches. The Greek "evil eye" was my inspiration. 
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​KARMA IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A WINDOW SEAT

 
You never thought love would come back,
bite you on the ass the way it did.  
 
Everything does, especially in flights of adoration.
You thought you could pass out a look,
 
a ticket to board whenever you pleased.
Pick it up and examine it in the light, closer to the sky.
 
I never believed in karma except in the movies,
but I always believed in the mati, the evil eye.
 
You’ve got it, the sign—you think everything’s funny.
Everything’s a joke; laughter sits closest to the window.
 
Move in, move out, excuse me and again.
Captain, there’s a real person in the middle seat.
©2018 Perry S. Nicholas
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