Little Girl Everything is Going to Be Ok: The man

                                                                

                                                                As he was standing

there I heard him mumble to himself.

The end is near

so be careful my dear

The end is near 

I need to prepare

For the end is near.

The man was known as Crazy Ricky

A homeless man

that rather was mentally not there.

My heart went out to him.

Sometimes I wished I was crazy

So the world wouldn't seem so bad.

My feet slowly began to move to the dairy isle

to the cheese

A treasure only my family could afford once in a while

It was nice to have.

While looking the lights

 flickered black inside the store

then back on.

I didn't hear thunder

I look up at the light 

hanging and shining 

just as always.

Puzzled as I was I shrugged it off.

Plus I was done shopping.

I walked along the isle

till the end when the ice cream lays on my left

and bacon on my right.

I could only dream what ice cream would taste like.

I never had it growing up

not once.

I gazed at the beautiful carton of chocolate

and desired for its taste just once.

I looked at what I had

1 dollar for the bread

2 dollars for the cheese.

My heart was crushed I didn't have a enough

for the 2 dollar ice cream.

I looked up and at the corner 

of the isle was something crumbled.

Green and white and torn around the edges.

Slowly I picked it up it was two dollars.

I looked up and down the store, 

no one was to be seen.

I snatched the money and the sweet

and dashed to the counter.

Noticed spoons nearby,

I payed without a word and left out the door.

The sky still looked black and clouded.

But I didn't care my heart soared at the thought of ice cream.

I walked to a nearby park and sat on a bench.

Placed my things beside me and took the carton.

Slowly, I opened the delicate cream 

with the spoon I swiped I dug.

Put it to my lips

and my mind went into dream land.

I had never in my life tasted something so sweet.

Before I could eat the whole thing,

I looked to the side and far in the distance

a figure stood under a lamp post.

Indicating I should head home.

I gathered my things and walked

calmly. 

I gaze over my shoulder

the shadow moved to the bench I sat at.

I started to walk faster

I looked again now at the end of the sidewalk that connected with the street.

He was following me.

To be continued.....

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