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People In Stores

People in stores
By Michelle Morris
08/10/2023

People in the store
Moving like zombies
Through aisles and choices
Displays of Western privilege

Marking each step
Further and further away
From the life of those who
Have little to feed their bellies

But much to fill their souls
As they form communities
Who stand together
Surviving and thriving in joy

Whilst people in stores
Buy so many things
That they don't need
Feeding empty souls 

Souls that hunger for more
But being incomplete
In their aloneness
Distracted by music and media

Missing each other 
Walking by others - disconnected
People in stores
Whose hearts and minds hurt

Betrayed by systems
Harmed by experiences
Flailing to keep from being
Washed away by emotions

While people in stores
Don't notice the secret signs
The need to truly connect
With each other like we could

Like we should
For we are one 
The Universe's stardust
Is part of our sparkle

If only we would shine
And communicate with each other
A smile, a kind word, a helping hand
As we are not just people in stores

We are one human family
Infinite souls
Connected in eternity
Throughout the Universe and World 

© Michelle Morris, 2023

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Daisy Meadows

Date: 10/8/2023 1:40:00 PM

A good poem. Well written.

Michelle Morris
Date: 10/9/2023 3:14:00 PM

Thank you, Jeanette. Have a lovely week. :-)

Paul Bell

Date: 10/8/2023 12:27:00 PM

Sadly, that's the way the world rocks. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. Westerners eat themselves to death while others starve. Seems to me not a lot has changed.

Michelle Morris
Date: 10/9/2023 3:16:00 PM

I appreciate your insights, Paul. There is a lot that needs correcting in our world... But I have hope and faith in miracles and magic... May we live to see things change for the better... Take care and stay safe. :-)