Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Saturday night at the hardware store

i see the young couple
in the big
hardware store. it's Saturday night.
date night.
sweatpants and jerseys on.
half young and
newly married.
they have
a shopping cart.
a home project
perhaps.
but when did it change?
when did
it go from festivals,
and weekend trips
to the shore,
from dancing and wine,
candlelight
dinners?
will there
ever be more?
or is this it now?
spackle and caulk,
a knob,
a wrench for the leaky
toilet,
paint for the doors.

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