"Everybody Fresh," A Young Widow's Post

When a good man leaves an
empty space
in a woman's heart,
everybody fresh.

That dude
who delivers the
FedEx packages?

Fresh.

That dude
who rings up
groceries
at the spot
downtown?

Fresh.

That dude
who reports
the week's
news highlights?

Fresh.

That dude
who mows lawns
for all the
elderly sisters?

Fresh.

That dude who
washes the cars that
come through the
service area?

Fresh.

That dude...
even that one.

He is fresh.

Or maybe,
maybe he always was,
but the man
I lost
held my gaze
so well.

-T. D. James-Moss