Time shifter

In the back aisle of the grocery

I saw you from behind

Long stride, hunched shoulders

shaggy dark hair

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I followed to be sure it was you

Near the checkout you turned

Sad, kind, thoughtful eyes

You smiled as you looked away

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It’s been a couple of years since

The night they found you hanging in your closet

Among rumpled shirts and khaki pants

They gave away to Goodwill

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I haven’t returned to the grocery

For fear that if I see you again

There won’t be an opportunity to ask about

Astral travel and how you shift time

8-2-20