The Pair by David M. Alper

a woman // who got off the subway // took a brisk half dozen steps // then turned around // realizing she had left // one of her gloves behind // the doors were about to close // she knew she wasn’t close enough // to run back and retrieve that glove // so she tossed the glove in her hand // back into the car // just before the doors closed // so whoever found it // would find the pair // not just a single glove // I hope things like that // balance out the karma // for all of us