Standing In Line At The Walmart Poem by Sidi Mahtrow

So this is what’s to be
Standing in line in a Commissary
Waiting as if time has no value
And perhaps ‘tis true for those about you.

See the others with card in hand,
Provided to the clerk to scan
Determining if the credit’s good
For the food, as it should.
(Government issued credit cards
can only be used to purchase certain items at the store.)
Other items will be set aside
Unless for them, cash they provide.

Look about and see
The benefits offered to you and me.
Flu shots for everyone
Given by a nurse in a white gown.

Glasses and exams set for the afternoon,
Best make an appointment soon.
Take your pulse and blood pressure
And your glucose level for good measure.

Ear exams not to be dismissed
Offer hearing implements and bliss.
And just down the isle
Drugs to keep you going for a while.

But now you stand and wait
For your choice of the checkout gate,
Been here for what seems to be
An Eternity.

A vision flashes before your eyes,
Is this OBAMACARE in disguise?

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