11-01-2023, 07:05 AM
Hey Tiger, thanks for doing this.
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Mobile Food Bank
An old white Hino truck laden with rice, beans, and eggs
leaves the Daily Bread every Tuesday at eleven am.
It usually stops at Ms. Germane's apartment around noon,
clambering in to the parking lot at the back with a squeaky rumble
her hearing aid might register on a good day.
On Tuesdays she wears her church clothes:
a green plaid skirt with a burgundy sweater,
small hoop earrings, and a bit too much perfume.
The delivery man, Ron, gives a sturdy knock,
and she invites him in to the apartment
and offers him a cup of tea.
He always declines graciously,
unloading the shipment
over a few minutes of small talk
that's become more familiar over the years.
When the last can is in the pantry,
he rolls out the dolly and wishes her well.
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Mobile Food Bank
An old white Hino truck laden with rice, beans, and eggs
leaves the Daily Bread every Tuesday at eleven am.
It usually stops at Ms. Germane's apartment around noon,
clambering in to the parking lot at the back with a squeaky rumble
her hearing aid might register on a good day.
On Tuesdays she wears her church clothes:
a green plaid skirt with a burgundy sweater,
small hoop earrings, and a bit too much perfume.
The delivery man, Ron, gives a sturdy knock,
and she invites him in to the apartment
and offers him a cup of tea.
He always declines graciously,
unloading the shipment
over a few minutes of small talk
that's become more familiar over the years.
When the last can is in the pantry,
he rolls out the dolly and wishes her well.