GROCERY STORE TRUTH BY MARY WOLFF 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 56 ❦ 34THPARALLEL.NET

The world began while I slept.

The day didn’t set an alarm clock. It simply began.

The world did not start off with a cigarette dangling between chapped lips.

It did not cut coupons only to leave them at home.

The day never sets an alarm clock because that would be silly. It …