On Second Thought

I thought that she was smiling at me Until I saw her reaching for the Tums I thought that she was giving me a wink Until I saw the contact sitting on her thumb I thought that she was waving at me Until I saw the bee buzzing round her head I thought that she was picking flowers for me Until I noticed that they all were dead I thought I had won the lottery Until I saw the ticket was just a trick I thought I was going to own Excalibur Until I couldn’t budge it even a bit I thought I was getting promoted Until the pink slip did arrive I thought I was backing away from the wall Until I saw the gear shift sitting on Drive I thought that I had won the game Until I looked up at the scoreboard I thought that I was getting a new car Until I figured out it was more than I could afford I thought that I was writing a masterpiece Until I reread the manuscript I thought that it would come up heads Until I saw the tails at the end of the flip