Transcending the Publix parking lot
︎︎︎ Bauhausfrau
︎ June 24, 2026
There he glides!
He knows the perfect torque to round the sloping curve.
He’s a natural.
His knee scooter hugs the curb with grace.
Wind feathers his hair, fresh sun breaks through pines.
His good leg ballasts.
He’s due to report to old Bud in meats.
Higher than anticipated Q3 rains in Patagonia means BOGO brisket today.
Your Shopping Is His Pleasure.
There she sits!
Two bony purple stickerhands flip me off from her side mirrors.
Her orange Jeep is well-trimmed, “SKELLINGLY.”
She draws from the vape, new flavortech acquired from our nearby Swag Puff.
A blue tag above bought her front-row parking.
She laughs in an adaptogen cloud and salutes him.
He knows the perfect torque to round the sloping curve.
He’s a natural.
His knee scooter hugs the curb with grace.
Wind feathers his hair, fresh sun breaks through pines.
His good leg ballasts.
He’s due to report to old Bud in meats.
Higher than anticipated Q3 rains in Patagonia means BOGO brisket today.
Your Shopping Is His Pleasure.
There she sits!
Two bony purple stickerhands flip me off from her side mirrors.
Her orange Jeep is well-trimmed, “SKELLINGLY.”
She draws from the vape, new flavortech acquired from our nearby Swag Puff.
A blue tag above bought her front-row parking.
She laughs in an adaptogen cloud and salutes him.
Bauhausfrau is a writer living in the South with her husband and several young children.
Also by Bauhausfrau: Momfriends
Also by Bauhausfrau: Momfriends