Hippie mermaid-energy at Trader Joe's

20-something

hippie

girl

((((((((((((((((energizing

expandingcoloredfields

aura)))))))))))))

she scans our out-of-town

semi-Indian

healthy granola

 groceries

  sinking

voice-in-eye asking

"Wow (!!!) what stone is that?"

vibing

i spell

c.h.a.l.c.e.d.o.n.e.y

"i can never pronounce it"

i said

as she spoke the word easily

"I'm getting like a total mermaid energy from you"

i smile

the girls' smile

 (then)

 as she bagged our groceries she said,

"a varied lineage"

twice

i winked

smiled

knew