Convenience Store

By: Keisha Parker Miller (aka) dawordartist

At the exact same moment of night

I was asking for Chunky Monkey,

he was paying his tab

A five-minute trip turned into eternity

The intersection just before the convenience store

Became the meeting place of two strangers who

Affected the rest of each other's life

Ice cream melts a stream

Of steamy crimson

If only

The cashier completed the transaction a little quicker

Or a little slower

If only

The streetlight had stayed red just a little longer

If only

He had taken a cab because the bartender

Confiscated his keys

But fate allowed their paths to cross

One ending on an off ramp to a highway

Never expected,

While the other path just ended

If only

I didn't want Chunky Monkey

Or he wasn't in the mood

If only

The convenience store wasn't so convenient.

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dawordartist is the pen name for Keisha Parker Miller.

Keisha was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  She has been

writing and performing spoken word for over thirteen years.

Keisha now runs her own publishing company, More Than

Words Publishing, in Silver Spring, MD.

Convenience Store is a sample from a Sista's collection of

poems and short stories", titled "You Know What I'm Saying!"

dawordartist captures everyday moments in life in a literary snapshot and can be purchased for as little as $15"