fat tuesday

i take it all along
take it to the counter
charge it on the card
put it in the bag

the weight of goods
at the human infraction shop
requires double bagging

can i take it all home

will 40 days suffice

there's more here than i need
what's the use?

i trudge out the door

a cross imprinted in snow

 toss the bag

and know i will retrieve it

i take it all along
i hope to take it home
i bought it with a price
i know not the worth

my piece of the better world
has not appeared

i stock my shelves
clutter the cupboard

40 days to sit
to let the world refract around me
 40 days
to barely make things right






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