The checkout

isa kemmy

​The Checkout

​A champ,

A nut,

A preg test.

A chocolate for being late

is what

the cashier cashed.

​A "champ" for the champions,

a nut to crack the puzzle,

a test

to test the tests.

​Her eyes:

Blaming,

Judging,

Full of motherly concern.

The test,

The champ,

The nut.

​She still asks—

with karte,

the card,

to play some games—

while the nut

and the champ

wait.

​The card

Unknown

Green

But her question

Written in her eyes:

A champ,

A preg test,

A nut.

​Now the card—

Pin it.

Smiles.

Chimes.

Inside

A nut.

No.

A champ.

Wait.

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  • Tristan Robert Lange

    Isa, this is quietly electric. The tension builds in such an ordinary space, and that restraint makes the moment feel charged and intimate. It holds me right at the checkout line. Fantastic!🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

    • isa kemmy

      Thanks for ur comment,yeah its funny how the checkout can be hectic sometimes



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