A Stitch

come on
she said.
we're burnin' daylight
she said.

i still don't know
what she meant by that.
her's seemed to be
the only hurry in question.

so we walked.
step on a crack
break your mother's back
she said.

but my mom was long dead
and i doubt she much cared
whether or not
i stepped on any crack.

don't tell me i'm wrong
she said.
a man who lives in a glass house
shouldn't throw stones.

ain't no turning back now
she said.
but i wasn't there to hear her.
as i'd turned back awhile ago.

a stitch in time saves nine.