I pressed my face against the glass

the second line from the bottom please

she stated as if I could see the bottom let alone the second from

taking a stab I did not want what she pro-offered determined to avoid the inevitable

could I treat it like a new pair of shoes accessorize my face as it were would they hide the lines

long coming overnight appearance no longer the youngest in the room

I stand with my face presses to the glass read the line indicated

take the medicine she offers unwittingly

immune to the agism of self

only wanting really to get to her lunch