Cycle
they inched
along the aisle
this man
this woman
this child
and a sense
of something sad
seemed to surround them
permeating from their pores
as they trudged
to the front
to check-out
and this woman
yells at this man
she married
“Matt, What Are You Doing,
Get Over Here!”
and like an obedient and beaten down dog
he does what he’s told
without a whimper
and this child
between them
does not react at all
for he wasn’t smiling
before
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