A Penny Saved • Kamau Rucker
Kamau Rucker A Story

It's late, or it's early. There's a change, or none. This morning, sun breaks through a window pane. This morning, a shadow of a man, or woman, crosses cold, clean, tile. This morning, a home, or hearth, or auto, waits. A revolution completes itself.

Sheila still doesn't understand Bobby. Bobby is still afraid that Sheila doesn't really love him. Someone has left a half a sandwich in the office refrigerator a week too long. Sam's locked his keys in the car. Ted has locked his keys in the house. Paula still doesn't "know" herself like she wants to and has to go to work anyway. Betty's locked her keys in the car. Gisella has locked her keys in the house. George climbs though an open window pane of a house that is not his.

It's late, or early. There's a change, or none, one fragment of a wheel, formerly chariot, crosses the sky. There's two paper cups linked by string, or a radio, or a television.