third person

he walked
toward the drug store
and the house
across the street seemed
full of this precious
ether, how it swept to
a peak
mingling with the man's
calling out directions
from his car window to a woman
in front of the video
vending machine
or the cashier
sorting his receipts
as he goes up to pay
finishing saying
ta-da
all this
meaning
how long
can you go on
trying
to turn
a corner?
this is where
you are