Wasted Breath
Patsy went to the supermarket
This was not unusual
Slowly stopping at the shelves
All for her perusal
She loved going shopping
Patsy was very slow
She wandered aimlessly
From row to row
Suddenly her peace began to shatter
Patsy slowly looked around
To see what was the matter
The matter was the woman
Behind her in the shop
Was screaming at Patsy
And swearing quite a lot
Patsy was mortified
At this tirade of abuse
She tried to ask the woman
What had upset her, it was no use
Trying to pacify would only irritate
The more serene Patsy was
The more the abuser got in a state
She kept shouting and hollering
Causing an awful fuss
About Patsy's deliberation
When others need to rush
Patsy slowly carried on
In her methodical way
Nothing seemed to bother her
As she went to the checkout to pay
She carefully packed her shopping
The checkout girl she paid
Slowly walking outside the shop
She put in her hearing aid!
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