among the changes sneaking up on us
our bald spot suddenly appearing a day in
the mirror and the gasp of the selfie taken
you had no idea you looked that bad
you could smell the decay
thought it was the cat's litter box
you noticed yet in the grocery
the faces looking and wondered why
thought it was your ***** lil' secret yet
it was public
and other's noticed before you did
it is all such a surprise
for the decay all at once to suddenly sneak up behind
your back and yell "HEY!"
Like rotten lettuce on display
near the red onions,
the things you bought for dinner that day,
the packages of ten cent noodles
splurged
you did,
on the spaghetti sauce
and one small thing of hamburger.