Went to my favorite
‘Trader’
store
where I get my treats
and
more
there was this huge
steely cold blue eyed
checker
standing boldly
behind his
cash
register
he
gave me such an evil
stare
not much cheer
moved so arrogantly
I was prepared to fight
wasn’t scared
right then and
there
(I knew there was no way in
H _ L L
I could’ve won
that fist fight! He would’ve surely
beat my A _ S S to a pulp!)
he
talked to me trite
I didn’t buckle at his glare
I figured
He was someone who had always been a bully
(probably, born one)
the vibes came off that way
(I always know my bullies when I see them…)
complete and fully
something ‘in him’
knew I had his number
(I had my ‘scanner for bully detection’ on!)
I knew he picked that up
with his ‘bully radar’
(bullies are very perceptive
about zooming in on and picking out their
wimpy fearful victims!)
I prepared myself
mentally and physically
for ‘whatever’ was to happen
I told him
‘I brought my own bags
and if that was the right thing
to do in this store’?
he replied
(I don’t remember exactly what he said
but this is close…)
‘however you want it, you tell me’
that had an underlying
arrogant and smart a _ sed remark to it
So,
I looked him straight in those
cold steely blue eyes
and said
‘OK, use mine if you want…’
I sensed we were enemies
I couldn’t understand why
I was ready
I didn’t flinch
I slid the card
paid for my stuff
finished my sample coffee
looked around for a trash can
and
out of the ‘blue’
he asked
me
softly
like a courteous
gentleman…
‘can I take that for you sir?’
it caught me off guard
I was floored
he actually talked respectfully
with different ‘vibes’
I gathered my senses
I replied
‘sure, thanks, I appreciate it’
A N D…
that was it
I faced a
cold
blue eyed
demon
without fear
(that devil I saw)
for the moment
had
disappeared
and I left that market
a better man
than I was
before I entered
that even a bully
can teach me
there
can be
a spark
of goodess
(in the midst)
of something
potentially
quite
‘bad’
