big woman in her forties
embedded into a mobility scooter
rips through pedestrian traffic
pulls smartly to the side of the footpath
in a well-practiced maneuver
gives a deep
wet
smokers cough
filled with old history and current intent
her partner
a pinch-faced weed in his fifties
pulls in behind her
dismounts his steed
too much emphysema to walk
he staggers to the steps
of the lottery and sundry goods shop
comes out a few moments later
with a quick-pick
and a packet of forty
they both light up
ahh
ahh
power up and they’re off
in tandem
down the centre of the pavement
cigarette
in hand and mouth
feeling lucky
let’s go
grab a pizza
© Frank Prem, 2015
And they likely could never have foreseen it!
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Very likely, Relax. Cheers.
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loved it😃
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🙂 So many like that in our area!
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A strange business. Oh well.
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