from inkdrop – poetry, places and events
They’re waiting
one behind the other
lined up like dominoes
They’re waiting
socially distanced
snaking around the car park
Line moving like a python
twisting and turning each corner
of the retail park
They’re waiting
Trollies at the ready
To get the days shopping
They’re waiting
for that wonderous bargain? No.
to pick up the weeks dinner? Yes
Salford 18th March 2020
#Shopping #Life #Onelinerwednesdays
They’ve taken all the bread again Mum!!!!
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I couldn’t call it a panic
but they’re filling up the trolley’s
stocking up the basics
and acting like they’re Wallies
It’s like its christmas run-up
but we’re only half way through lent
picking up “essentials”
in tins all bashed and bent
The stores insist on rationing
the soap and rolls for the loo
and toothpaste and soap are increased
so you dont buy what you normally do
Security’s breaking up ruckus
as there’s a fight for the bread in the aisles
and they’re scrambling for stuff in the freezer
with some skidding down the tiles
