practicing the art of deception
I was going incognito at the drugstore
picking up a few necessities
and a prescription for my neighbor Jimmy
I pretended my head wasn’t spinning
as I breezed past the pain killers
thinking what I got back home
is better than anything over the counter
that’s about the time I spotted her
at least fifteen years younger than me
[and three years removed from memory]
two aisles over browsing bandages
I lowered my cap and headed for the door
reminding myself on the short walk home
how my eyes have been deceiving me
april two thousand nineteen
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Ha ha ha. This is hilarious. 🙂
right on!
thank you