Gunshots in the bakery aisle
by the birthday cakes
and in the produce section
by the apples and grapes.
Five shoppers become
names next to an age,
news that doesn’t even
make today’s front page.
Lynn Patrick Smith
Lynn lives in Madison, Wisconsin and is a singer/songwriter as well as a poet. He performs occasionally around the Madison area. His latest poetry collection is These Little Scenes from Fireweed Press. He has served as treasurer and regional vice president for The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets.
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