Senior Discount
A double edged mighty sword
of reality heads your way
at the movie theater
the pharmacy, the diner
inhabiting the spaces between us
the great divides
and the super conductors of chi energy
and Theraflu on sale in aisle 7
what is it that connects us
that unseen force that bonds
and divides
like gorilla glue
or melted marshmallows
dropped fireside on your sneaker
on a hot summer night
in what could’ve been the paradise
of our childhoods
fifty years ago to a day
and no, not the same as a silver spoon
or miles of grass
or miles in someone else’s shoes
letting the light in
through the screen door
with the dog and the cat
at different times during the day
but the previews are over
the movie starts and ends, a sleeper
in what seems like forever
but just a blink really
no popcorn, a first in years
the older crowd heads home
to an early dinner