The Widow's Might

A widow, a Karen, and a hipster
stood at the ten items or less checkout.
The non-conformist in front 
had twelve delicacies in his basket        
The legalist noticed this injustice
and made a ruckus. The widow, last in line,  
thought the boy was fine. 

On the way out of the cut rate grocery, 
her bank account an empty memory, 
the widow fingered the last of her money,
and gave her change to a panhandler.
Her last dollar changed into a prayer. 
Both she and the beggar ate that night. 
A generous heart is the widow’s might.
 

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