Luke Daugherty

Tipton Poetry Journal – Fall 2020

Mojo Hand

Luke Daugherty

Bri likes me, so even when she's not my waitress she still comes over to chat sitting down in my booth I like her too so I suppose that makes us friends

she is tender and craves to laugh, to smile with loveliness and strength that I think is overlooked by some including herself

but her karma is off for reasons she doesn't understand so she does what juju she can to improve her supernatural lot in life

I asked if she carries a mojo hand in her pocket she said that she did but she doesn't tell people because they'll make fun of her

I don't make fun of her she's just trying to get it all sorted out and she's still young, hopeful, caring, beautiful, and I believe that she has good things to come

Luke Daugherty lives in Plainfield, Indiana.