It can't be chance

and it probably isn't that we never saw it
as it wandered down the alley towards us
as we were smoking all kinds of things.

no, this was clearly waiting for us.
there should have been neon lining
the brick walls, teasing the muddy water
and highlighting the garbage in the gutter.

but it still caught us
with our pants on.
Sure, it was expecting more.
So were you,
clearly.