by Kelli Short Borges

Zip to Safeway toddler wailing hand her iPad turn on Blippy need milk roll up windows lock doors walk fast walk faster appointment at 2 can’t be late, jog now, sweating—record heat wave, rush into store run into neighbor hi there hey hello how are you good thanks but so damn hot did you hear about Sheilah so sad yes horrible, glance at watch goodbye have to go, repeat to-do list, forgetting something, what? Oranges. Really late now, warp speed $5.50 please thanks have a good day rush to car retrieve keys open door remember what you forgot. Scream.