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The Storyteller - One


Selecting, by far, the longest line
ignoring all others much shorter
I’m unemployed, got plenty of time
to wait for my favorite checker
 
When ringing up my items, last visit
she greeted me like a friend, so warmly
In voice so exquisite with smile so sublime
today I’m seen through a darker lens
one that sees right through me
before, her face created sunshine
countenance now flat, demeanor surly
 
“Hello” I say, she mumbles a response
she thinks I’m vain because I bought croissants
nope, she saw that off-brand, looked at me funny
she’s convinced, I know, that I’m tight on money
damn, damn, damn I’ve done something else wrong
my life’s just as bad as a sad Country song
 
Easily sensing my obvious distress
She says “can you tell I’m depressed?”
then telling me she’d been up all night
because her baby had colic
and her husband’s alcoholic
Written by Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
Published
Author's Note
I am notorious for telling my self stories in regard my interactions with other people not giving others the benefit of just a bad day or I'm in pain or grieving.. The story is typicality wrong.
NaPoWriMo Competition 2021 #18
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