left early

My soul is clean
can they say the same?
the streaming program tells us
a handwritten Yup'ik language manuscript
is worth one hundred thousand US dollars
what do you think language is worth––eh?
I want you to say the same with me
I want you to hold the same breath as mine
now that the city is cold again
I drop my package off
at the UPS store where the two men
wear white wizard length hair
walking west on South street
craving a cigarette so i smoke a
cigarette outside of Whole Foods
then i go inside in circles and
come out with three large
tomatoes and a baguette