in the grocery store,
ringing
up groceries.
i'm next in line.
he was a genius
in high school.
MIT bound.
perfect SAT scores.
what's happened
to him?
how is it that he's
so smart
and now bagging
milk and eggs,
weighing
bananas and asking me
if i want paper
or plastic. he stares
at my
bottled water
then explains to me
the geophysics
of polluting the environment
with plastic.
going into a long diatribe
about
ecology and science.
so, i say
paper, please.
he still has it after all.
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