Costco and the Apocalypse
(a letter to my friends and neighbors)
I apologize, in advance,
for being the one
who dropped from my sleeve
the viral speck
that lodged in the throat
of the stud at the gym
who showered and shopped
and brought his own bag
that was touched by clerk
with the purple hair
that brushed the shelf
that was cleared of goods
in the Costco
where you prepared to survive
the Apocalypse.
Love, Sheri Reda