Since She Died...

The sun has set and I hang up the smile I've worn all day. Though I will make sure that it is the first thing I put back on in the morning because, just in case it is "that day," I want her to see me at my very best. I do the normal routine, eat dinner, get cleaned up, write -- the usual stuff. I lay down hoping to fall asleep quickly so my …

…to the cash register without its price tag. And as I wait behind her with all the frustrated people who are in such a hurry about their busy lives, I will find myself with such blessed extra time. Just enough time to start a conversation with this wonderful vision standing in front of me that I might not have otherwise noticed. But because of a "price check on register 5" I was able to find her.