Keiko Imaoka, _Super K-mart

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Super K-mart
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Super K-mart
he walks away
towards underwear

             blue light special
             a crowd staring
             at the gold chains

women's flannel shirts
10 sizes
too large

             toddlers' jackets
             cuter
             than the toddlers

braids bobbing
on the little head
of a black child

             I look away
             and my shopping cart
             gone

into weary ears
a gentle lilt
of Spanish

             standing in the isle
             to be found
             by him

thanksgiving weekend
lost and found
in the crowd

             parking lot
             the old couple still
             looking for their car

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Keiko Imaoka
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