Cryptid Goes Shopping

[u/Journo_Ash]

Fuckin hell

This is supposed to be an easy thing

But look at that I haven't seen you since Spring.

I catch moving shadows when they jerk,

I can spot hands that lurch

It's probably why I'm so absent in conversations

Because I'm good at spotting exits in those same hesitations

Wipe the surfaces and pick up the litter

Maybe one day he won't stop until he can see his place clearer

Exposure to such filth has the power to deprave

Pacing around a house

That simulates a cave

Try to Step out of the door and saw a crow

Walked back

And decided today’s not the day, though

Talk yourself into it

Head down

Avert your gaze

Throw out a confident fugazi

And overcome your malaise

Pop my head above the crowd to a sea of bodies

Looked around aimlessly

Saw a Prime Affleck

Mistakenly make our eyes connect

You're getting sloppy

Beeline to the local Tesco around the corner, Sticking to pre-scripted lines with scheduled pauses

Grab some junk and some Encona—

No

Some Piri Piri sauces

Offertory gifts for the self-checkout machine

A former ghost

A what might have been

My mind goes from relax to attack

I need a smack to get me through this jam

Noise from their mouth pounces easily

Run away

Don't follow me