In my thirties,
I got pepper spray
It’s bedazzled to make it feel
less terrifying than the reality is
I got it because I worked briefly at a gas station
as a cashier last year
it was attached to a casino with a bar
all I could think of
was working at a place with drunk, angry men
In my twenties,
I wouldn’t have thought twice about it
In my thirties,
I know better now
things can happen anywhere,
small towns,
big cities,
it doesn’t matter
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