Bad News/The News

A man in an apron

half on and printed

with the name of the grocery store

he works at 

leans half out of his truck

half sits 

all but crouched under the iPhone 

he’s fixed to his ear, 

his other hand

holds his face, 

just like 

we aren’t supposed to do,

presses thumb 

and forefinger

into his eyelids, 

doesn’t knead, 

doesn’t move,

listens, might say 

something soon, 

maybe leave 

the parking lot, or his job

there’s no telling,

only watching 

where this

will go next.