Good Luck EHS & J

We believe in free will or in fate,

Or in both, bizarrely enough, since

Our decisions are mysterious,

Still, to us. Above the interstate,

In the gaps of the chain-link fencing

On a pedestrian overpass,

Someone has inserted plastic cups,

The brightly colored kind for parties,

So that they form the message, Good Luck

EHS & J. Presumably,

EHS & J are leaving town,

Although maybe HS means High School,

And this was for a sporting event.

Or maybe they’re just married, maybe

They’re missionaries, being Utahns.

In any event, luck’s a third thing

To believe in, with free will and fate.

All three at once, no contradictions.

You’re responsible for what you chose.

You choose what you were fated to choose.

You chose your fate, and luck decided.