August 21, 2010

within five minutes of entering the supermarket

by J.J. Campbell

standing in the beer
aisle wondering if the
imported shit is really
worth four extra dollars
when this attractive
black woman fell to
the floor

my first inclination
was to laugh

my mom of course
rushed over to see if
she was alright as the
woman was blaming
her heels and diabetes
for the fall

i settled for domestic

later in the fruits and
vegetables section this
little kid said hello to
me but he didn't use
my name or mister

he said hello to the
big fat guy

i laughed and thought
about karma

and the more i thought
about it the more i
wanted to teach that
kid how much the
truth really hurts

but i refrained
figured life would
get to him soon
enough




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