Uhhhhhh… I don’t have anything to write today before the deadline. So here’s a poem I wrote a while back. It’s called Things Haven’t Been the Same Since the Safeway Closed.

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I used to be able to walk five minutes and get an Arizona iced tea
Now I need to go down the street to the Circle K
The one where the guy got mugged

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I had my first kiss in the parking lot
She told me it wasn’t any good
So I never told anyone about it

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I wanted to get a job there
There was an application available
But that guy from the swim team got the job instead

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I took my prom date there after we decided to leave
We bought a stale cake and wrote that we would love each other forever
We thought it was the truth

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I bought my first pack of beer there
I turned 21 and decided that would be the place
I didn’t even like the beer that I got

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I asked her to go to New York with me
She said no in aisle 9
We stopped talking after that

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I bought my weed from a guy who worked in the butcher spot
He never seemed too bright
But he found a job at a broker firm

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I got dumped near the coinstar
She told me she cheated on me
I just laughed

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I asked the clerk when the store was going to close
She told me in a couple weeks
I bought some yogurt

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I stopped walking to the area
They destroyed the lot
It’s “in development” the signs say

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I got married
She doesn’t want kids
We moved away

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I got a job at a broker firm
My boss is the butcher guy
I work with the guy on the swim team

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I stopped by the lot
There’s a Whole Foods there now
I smiled

Things haven’t been the same since the Safeway closed
I saw my prom date with another girl
She seemed happy
Am I?

Things haven’t been the same since I grew up
And I wonder
Isn’t that the point?
I wish it weren’t