pumpkin old spice aftershave

i buy

some Old Spice

after shave at the grocery store.

i'm surprised it's

still on the shelf after

all these years,

but this bottle is

pumpkin Old Spice,

a seasonal selection

for the holidays.

there's a hint of nutmeg in it.

it's a hit with the old

ladies on the subway

as i head into town

to shop.

they all want to sit

next to me, and tell

me recipes for holiday

desserts.

one tells me that her husband

used to wear that same

cologne before he

went off to war

in 1944.

they ask me if i'm married

or single,

i tell them no, not married

but i am on the prowl.

which makes them laugh

and giggle, all

gathered around me

like school girls

in the playground.

pumpkin

old spice after shave.

it's the bomb.