GENIE’S LAMP: Shamelessly

By GENIE NAKANO

white cane tapping he wants to cross the street he is blind so I stare shamelessly into his eyes we are the same height his blue eyes and my brown eyes meet perfectly “Can I help you?” I ask He answers with a happy “ yes” his arm through mine we cross Olympic Blvd. We part and never meet again.

molten sunset I   f a n t a s i z e a longer story…

Genie Nakano is widely published in journals, and her recent books, Enter the Stream and Storyteller are available on Amazon. She teaches gentle yoga and tanka at the Japanese Cultural Center in Gardena. Genie can be reached by email.

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