two nuns at the Safeway

two elderly

nuns

at the grocery store.

in black

and white garb,

one

older than the other, lagging

behind,

a loaf

of bread under her arm,

marked down,

the other,

pushing the cart forward,

filling

it with things to take

back

to the convent. both

quiet,

and deliberate, with a subtle

glow about them.

wordless.

it makes you wish

you were

a better person.