Tripped Twice in Two Steps

Bro this happened so fast I didn’t even process it. So I’m walking, minding my business,

feeling confident for once. Like main-character music playing in my head.

I see a group of people coming towards me and I’m thinking, alright, just walk past them

normally. Don’t be weird. My brain says, don’t trip. My legs hear,

do a full performance. I don’t just trip… I stumble. My phone flies out my hand.

My earphones disappear. My dignity evaporates. One guy looks at me and goes, “You good?”

And I say, “Yeah.” While I’m still on the floor. I stand up,

laugh it off, pretend nothing happened. Take two steps. Trip again.