when someone knows you better than you
man in the street approached me
diagonally jaywalking
to meet me at some sort of
geometric vantage point
my eyes pretended not to notice
but his voice grabbed my attention
having me starting to believe
all he wanted was directions
my bad for talking to strangers
for quickly I found myself
in the middle of a well-rehearsed
plea for the dollars in my pocket
seemingly fit & perfectly articulate
I declined to take the test
and abruptly carried on with my day
insults & accusations included
october two thousand twenty
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