at the pharmacy and the guy at the
kaiser window waves
to me. calls out my name.
says, yo. look who's in the house.
hey. he says.
oh my god.
he knows my name now.
i'm one of them.
i'm in here so much, i'm a regular.
the usual, he asks,
as i go to the counter.
yeah.
sure.
wrap them up to go.
how's the leg, the lungs?
sleeping well.
any issues down below?
i've got a special
on the blue pills.
and zinc.
what do you mean?
you know. come on. we ain't
spring chickens anymore.
hey, can you keep your voice
down.
jimminy crickets.

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