Saturday, October 5, 2024

the OTHER story

I was a toddler 
I was not steady on my feet

he was down on the floor with me
maybe he was
SOMEHOW 

I can't REMEMBER 

he was SMOKING my cheek got 
BURNED 
not bad, but, ya know, burned
& he had to take me
to the PHARMACY 
AND
I MEAN everybody LOOKED at HIM
LIKE something 
OR
MAYBE he just 
THOUGHT so

& I don't even REMEMBER 
if we GOT anything 

I remember the inside of the pharmacy 

it was one I'd NEVER been to

later in life
I worked next door to it
it wasn't a pharmacy 
BUT 
I can't NOW remember 
what it was 
THEN