George Wu Teng

while shopping for groceries

i saw someone while shopping for groceries who looked a little disheveled and lost;
first they stared at something in the frozen foods aisle,
then they moved to a large stack of “blue monkey pure coconut water.”
beside the large stack was an employee of the grocery store, which is called “segal’s market.”
the disheveled looking person turned to the employee person and said:
“have you tried this brand of coconut water?
“do you like coconut water? i want to try this brand,
“it’s very cheap here, but i don’t know if it tastes good, have you tried it?”

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