Me again

Life is merely a distraction.
Transaction
paying the young man
at the drugstore
and he is hesitating
because maybe it's his first day
at work
or he feels like life
is pulling him in too many
directions
or he just desires something
more
than this.
And his fingers
tremble
so I grab his hand
because I wonder
if he could help.
But he pulls away
and I am alone again-
me again.