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outstretch your arms so I can roll my eyes
by Vere Mantratriad
I never thought a checkout line
could render me so lonely
palpable as I check my cart
missing the impulse buys
(why would I need 10 different kinds
of tea that I don't even drink?)
I've gone on a hunger strike
trying to strike back at you
I've gone on shopping sprees
trying to sprint away from you
I've set my phone to off
while cursing my lack of missed calls
salival bitterness drips from my tongue
while "I miss you" phlegm sticks in my throat
05/28/2006 Posted on 05/28/2006
Copyright © 2025 Vere Mantratriad
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Anne Boulender on 05/29/06 at 12:08 AM yeah the check out line can be lonely. sort of like the song lost in the supermarket. |
| Posted by Christel Crews on 05/29/06 at 06:57 PM ok, you wrote what i've been thinking, feeling, wanting to write but couldn't put into words!! this is incredible! a great write! the phone thing.. yeah, i've been doing that lately.. turning it off and then being even more upset when there are no missed calls... |
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