Catherine Reinke Poet Free verse

Supermarket Daze

SUPERMARKET DAZE

Gross overweight    reflections

gleam off stainless steal

 bins, filled with frozen TV dinners.

Obese mothers Jam

peppermint suckers down

 children’s tearful mouths

-temporary peace.

Hamburger helper, pepsi-lite

National Inquirer  , Rovers dog food

-frantic search for penny full bargains.

Torn pantyhose

wheel aisle after aisle.

 mountains of pot pies, ice cream, potato chips, red chips, blue chips 

freeido chips

Must hurry.

Get more. 

Get more of  those treats 

need  more meat .

Shopping daze fever

cart wheel out the street.

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Carolyn Devonshire April 4, 2009 at 9:08 AM An insightful write, Catherine! This is how obese mothers help create obese children. Love the humor as well, especially the concept of "cart wheel out the street." Love, Carolyn

Carrie Richards April 4, 2009 at 8:57 AM You have nailed it perfectly....in every supermarket, in every town! :) ~ Carrie

James Marshall Goff April 4, 2009 at 8:03 AM so true! fun poem! Jim

Pawlu Pascarawlu April 4, 2009 at 6:25 AM I love the last line, great poem Catherine.