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    I meet me ambling along in the aisles
    of the grocery store on coupon day
    I look into my cart
    pasta
    milk
    sliced bread
    instead of
    eggs
    fish
    fruit
    fresh vegetables
    what a cheapo man I am
    in dire need of a good nutrition book

    last Saturday too I saw me
    hiking on the outer trail of the state park
    I wore torn yoga pants old tennis shoes
    nature deserves a better presentation
    my ankles scream for high boots
    I shouldn’t debase the pristine outdoors
    looking like a gutterpup
    ‘specially on weekends and holidays

    also
    I best begin avoiding places
    where I can bump into me


    A short version of this poem was published in 50WS on April 10, 2025.
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