Morgan Boyer

11:13

a spray-tanned seventeen-year-old
high school girl is smashing
Thomas Paine against the
screen window of the lottery counter
as she tries to ring up an auto
repairman’s Diet Cherry Pepsi
and pack of 1000 Newports &
Descartes’ order of two whole wheat
loaves cheese balls three Greek
non-fat yogurt & the deli’s daily
spiced sausage special.