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America's Supermarket

Carry your carts like crutches through the store And buy your bread at the pastry section And buy your wine—find them two down, aisle four. To save the earth and have a little fun Just buy the stuff. What good is truth without Imparting some well-being on conscience? There is no way to hide the bloody grout In aisle one-hundred one, but perfect sense It makes to sell the peace those weapons bring. So sing, your soul will rest in these white aisles. So tell your friends about this wondrous thing, Just, please don’t tell them of the bloody tiles!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 6/14/2009 6:52:00 PM
At first glance, this was a quaint little poem. Then, as I read into it, it became apparent that we do live as though in a Supermarket and we DO have many issues involving our materialism and selfishness. Great poem. I like it
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