<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Not According to Plan</span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">When I drop my glasses</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">in the airport and they’re</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">crushed in the walkway</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">between terminals, I get to</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">meet the three kind souls</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">who help me on my way.</span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Then I hear you crying </span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">after everyone has left. </span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">So I bring you water</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">and hear your story.</span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Ever since the lock on</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">my door broke, I have</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">more visitors.</span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Now the road I always</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">take is detoured, which</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">I curse until I see the</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">heron glide across the</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">small pond I didn’t</span><br class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">know was there. </span><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">- Mark Nepo<br class=""></span><br class=""><b style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" class=""></b><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></body></html>