Sunday, August 10, 2014

Insta-gram #6: walk on by

Walking back from the market with a bag of vegetables, my mind lost.
A woman, dressed in a straw hat and blue sundress is walking toward me.
She is looking at me.
I ask myself if I recognize her. No, no I don't.
As she approaches she wears a wry smile.
We pass each other by. I feel her pause.
"Ma'am!" I hear from behind.
"Ma'am!" I realize she is calling me.
I turn.
She waves me closer.
Wearing the same smile, she whispers
"Your button is undone."