checking over your shoulder on a walk by yourself
i buy a face mask with a clear window in it
so strangers can read my lips
i mouth “no thank you”
or “rest in peace”
sometimes “it’s a dead-end”
the window fogs up if i have too long an idea,
so i don’t.
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I enjoyed the surprise of this poem… it’s a neat marriage of ominous and comedic.
this might be my favorite now it’s really good