jumping and avoiding

As kids,
my brother Kit
and I
would walk,
some mornings,
to
our elementary school,
trying so hard
not to  
step on a crack
because
we
didn't want to break our mother's back!
We also
did not
step on a line,
which would be
bad for her spine!

The other challenge,
the one involving our luck,
came unexpected,
out of nowhere,
in some of the cemented
pieces of sidewalk.
Yet, not others.
And, it was anyone's guess
which section had them,
and which didn't.

That is,
until
we 
memorized
their 
locations.


We had to jump
over
the squares
of walk
that held
a metal disk
with some serious-looking number(s)
and a couple letters
on them.
Because,
if we didn't,
our luck would change,.
for the worse.
Which could have meant
we would step on a line or crack
jeopardizing our mother's health.

Whew! What a walk!