Perhaps it’s the very, very old man
packing your grocery bags in North Shore Farms
the hearing aid
the elephant wrinkled skin
leathery
worn
how he glowed when you said
God bless
and how much of your father he reminded you of
perhaps he was your father
who came back and packed your groceries
to remind you
that you still need help
and every age is a question
with the answers nested deep
within us
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Donna Dallas studied Creative Writing and Philosophy at NYU’s Gallatin School and was lucky enough to study under William Packard, founder and editor of the New York Quarterly. She is recently found or forthcoming in 34th Parallel, Sick Lit Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, Beautiful Losers, Chiron Review, Red Fez and Bewildering Stories among many other publications. https://twitter.com/DonnaDallas15