Pahn has been to a store
where
he has bought something in a bag
to bring
to a gathering of his coworkers
…At the nighttime
gathering he stands
and
walks
by bales of hay near large
barn-like
buildings turns
nodding
listening
He hears
Mahreekah talking
into her cell-phone
leaving a message for
her daughter Michaela—
something about
depression
sarcastic
self-deprecating
cheerfully said…
…Pahn weaves
briefly through
a small crowd
consisting of mostly
very short women
(some he knows some he doesn’t)
He finds himself on his knees and yet
is still taller than some of them
One woman is only
about 2½ feet tall
He imagines
that she has never
really grown since childhood…
…He is ready to give his contribution but sees
that he has bought
bird-seed
by
mistake
what did he think he was buying?
Candy? Trail-mix?
He sits on dusty bales and wonders
why he comes to these
parties He feels
out of place
and incapable of
enjoying himself
depressed…
…He is in the
building
going down a
corridor
and looks into
one of the rooms
which he sees is full of children
He
senses disapproval and feels
that
he should not be there
He
looks into another room and sees
the anticipated band
playing
the Moody Blues’
Tuesday
Afternoon
on
strange
large
golden
instruments
(as if they are animated)
But
he doesn’t go in—
he
listens from outside…
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