The Invisible Man at the Grocer

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You’d think an invisible man
would have no trouble staying
out of sight, but I always get
the squeaky wheel, cause panic
and frantic security guards.
Nervous shoppers swear
the cart self-propels, that
shaking cereal boxes, heavy cola
cases, and lettuce heads leap
into the buggy. A flying frozen
pizza prompts a UFO report.

My money is invisible too,
so I no longer perform magic
with a cart, never check out, never
incite sirens arresting bags
swaying home on their own.

Instead, I nibble away the day
in a grocery aisle. An energy drink
empties into thin air, a sandwich
bites itself repeatedly, a plastic
fork and spoon defy gravity,
dance in the air face high.
Some shoppers flee, some
gather to watch this miracle,
surely proof of God.

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