Bobby
Bobby the cashier died last week.
There’s a small memorial up front
by the shopping carts and internet
sales kiosk. He loved the state fair.
Talked about it each time I checked out.
I started sneaking like a thief
through the U-Scan for peace of mind.
One can only hear so much about
goats, cheese, and chickens, after all.
Now he is gone and I wonder
how the corn looked this drought year.
© Robert L. Penick
The poetry and prose of Robert L. Penick have appeared in over 200 different literary journals, including The Hudson Review, North American Review, Plainsongs, and Oxford Magazine. The Art of Mercy: New and Selected Poems is now available from Hohm Press, and more of his work can be found at theartofmercy.net.
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