shopping on a saturday afternoon
look she said
followed by a bunch more words
I couldn’t tell you to this day
what they were
I was traveling way back at the time
back when I wore a batman
or superman cape
curious in otherworldly things
yet imperfectly insular
having returning to the streets
of san bernardino
I agree with her notions unwittingly
she rolls her eyes
giving me this one-of-a-kind smile
saying next time you better
take me with you
you know I’ve always wanted to go
march two thousand twenty-one
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