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At the Hissing Electric Eye Doors
An old man shuffles his walker to the doors The sanitary wipes are to the left A gum-chewer brushes by with a plastic sack Ranks of shopping carts rust to the right
A child skips through; her mother yells, “Wait! Wait!” A three-color circular blows by An angry woman flings her cigarette down Right there beneath the NO SMOKING sign
Another old man growls, “Son of a *!” Because he’s pulled the cart with a wobbly wheel