a pharmacist telling me
he always left
twenty-six dollars in one cash register
seventeen in the other
in case someone broke in to rob him
so they’d find some money
and not destroy the store
I couldn’t tell then
whether that was smart
or resigned
I was fifteen I think
and had never cleaned up
after a break-in
tonight at seventy-two
and having read of many more break-ins
it seems smart
but too late to tell him
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