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It could have happened
It had to happen
It happened earlier later nearer or farther off
It happened
O it had to happen
But it didn't happen to you

You were saved because you were the first
You were saved because you were the last
Alone, with other on the right or on the left
Because it was raining or
Because of the shade
Because the day was sunny

You were in luck, there was a forest
You were in luck, there were no trees
You were in luck a rake a hook a beam a brake a jamb a turn a quarter inch an instant
from an unfortunate coincidence

You were saved because you were the first
You were saved because you were the last
Alone, with other on the right or on the left

You were in luck, there was a forest
You were in luck, there were no trees
You were in luck a rake a hook a beam a brake a jamb a turn a quarter inch an instant
from an unfortunate coincidence

It had to happen

You were saved because you were the first
You were saved because you were the last
Alone, with other on the right or on the left
Because it was raining or
Because of the shade
Because the day was sunny

~adapted from a poem by poet laureate Wislawa Szymborska~