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thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
Hi @hool415.bsky.social and your wonderful #promptcombo #Lovingwork: Again from my collection "Please Take Change " a short trio of poems about a valued customer:
1. OLD GENT Regular old gent works his stick buys a loaf of bread, his stutterful fingers offer a palmside up full of change for me to focus upon and pick out the correct change whilst his uncut nails tremble. On one occasion he told me, Never get to ninety, lad. As usual I loudly and clearly wish him a grand day. He pauses then says I was woken up this morning to hear my wife had died in old folks home. I say I’m sorry to hear that give condolences as he pauses and the queue at my till grows. The next customer who overheard says He needed to tell someone THE GENT The regular gent as I beep the barcode on his white bread, I take correct change from his held out palm, He struggles to put his purchase into his thin plastic bag. I open the bag wider and drop the bread into it. My wife is cremated, he says She’ll be buried Thursday. I say I’m sorry to hear that as my till queue gets longer he lingers, a heavy silence. I say Hello to the next customer. The heavy silence moves towards the door. 70 Paul Brookes SO GRAVE As she stands in the queue she sees his down turned mouth, his face buried in his chest, Along with her order she buys an extra cup of coffee. The stranger smiles at her smile as she gives him the drink. You look so sad. My wife’s grave has been vandalised, love. It’ll cost a thousand pounds to repair.
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
holywelloxford.bsky.social
Another #FiveStarReview from a happy customer.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM