Edward Benz, 27 Times

I heard the old man's voice break, stutter once then stop it. I heard

A sentence started confidently halted by the sudden absence of a word.

Stumbled and he sputtered trying to find it back, something once so simple gone now. When he finally gave up told me, 'Aw, it's like hell getting old.'

When you came into the store, did you know you show me your scars?

I had a heavy heart, he carried a door, it's shattered pane all wrapped in plastic and he asked if I could fix it, come by a little later help him put it back on hinges. 'See, I'm far too old to lift it and it's not for my house,