Compulsive Shopper Poem by Juan Olivarez
Compulsive Shopper
Sometimes shopping
On an empty stomach
Is not an ideal situation
Never shop before breakfast
When an African Lion
Resides in your gut
I wind up back at home
With a semi trail or
Busting at the seams with groceries
Jelly doughnuts milky way bars
And several cases of soda pop
Plus three or four Rod McKuen books
I know
Go figure I suppose my brain
Seeks nourishment too
So I make a detour at Stater Brothers
Head west
And wind up at the Raven Book Shoppe
Eat Breakfast
2/28/2016
29 Palms California
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5/1/2024 10:42:00 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Entirely true. Anyone who has made the mistake of grabbing groceries with a lion in their gut can relate. Usually ends up that we buy a lot of junk food and forget often about the fruits and veggies. Very funny, especially since I've done the very same thing myself