Groceries

GROCERIES

A hot one for sure, the key into bliss

of air conditioning a sharp pang

in her pocket, but for all that 

she remains sweating on the stoop, 

her veins thick as green beans

as she leans and contorts

her body, heroic under the strain

of her refusal to admit

that for all our late-afternoon grit,

our penchant for one-trip

wonders, what's worth the table

nearly always begs some doubling back.