HA!

Michael Channing

he swayed his hips when he walked
led with his crotch and every now
and then slapped the bulge
of his wallet
and gave a HA!

laughed at all the rest of us
i guessed
us, with places to be
and things to buy
rushing with our eyes down
while he crossed the parking lot
with his lazy mosey

i wondered into his mind
and everything was easy
cash like a pad of post-it notes
and time enough to ramble and pause
smell the roses?
i own the garden

his cell phone
offered up a prayer

i clutched my groceries
and lowered my eyes
and only swerved a little
just quick enough
to escape his gravity

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