It was so bright today, I went back inside to get my Jacaru Aussie leather hat and sunglasses. The one and only pair of shades I have ever had. When I bought them four years ago, people said I looked like Agent Smith from The Matrix movie.

The image was a selfie of me deadpan, not smiling, deadly serious.

Today, the hat and shades took the heat off when I went walking. And I was smiling. No selfie. I’m used to the shades now.

©2019 Allison Wright
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