Reassurance
as he
rolled his buggy
down the aisle
past row after row after row
of empty shelves
he kept patting
his baby boy
on the leg
telling him
over and over
“it’s gonna be ok …
don’t worry
it’s gonna be ok …
we’re gonna be ok …”
his baby
wearing his blue footie pajamas
in the early morning hour
just looked up at him
and kept smiling
swinging his footie feet
in the air
TL