I bought a Zinger at that bodega
over there, and I swore, still swear, after
I thanked him, the salesman said, “I love you.”
Mid-turn, I stopped, whipped back, and considered
his eyes, wet with wasted days. I
swallowed down hard my “I love you, too” and left.
Could it be, I thought, as I downed my cream-
filled center, that I’d found, in the least, my
soulmate there? He wouldn’t dare, and I should
certainly not presume, but lingering
on, at least till the next day, that snack cake
had a specific zing, I’m telling you.
Darren Lyons is The Inquisitive Eater's Poet of the Month for April 2018.
Darren Lyons is currently earning his MFA in poetry at the The New School. His work has been featured in Chronogram, Stonesthrow Review, and on The Best American Poetry Blog.
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