Lamentations of a Walmart Shopping Cart
When I was a but a wee buggy I dreamt of what I’d be
A shopping cart of the leisured class
In some bright department store in some big city
Maybe a Sears, a Toys R Us, or a classy home interiors store
Or perhaps the simpler life would be for me
In a quaint small town grocery store
With bright eyes housewives picking our dinners with care
Oh how rewarding such a life would be
But I did not apply myself, when my time had finally come
I simply let it all pass by until my making was done
I have a set of squeaky wheels and one that often sticks
I am now but a taxi for the brood of slovenly hicks
There is no sign of pride in me about this life I lead
And the daily grind and overwork is killing me indeed
Used, abused, and left outside, stuck between cars and left alone
Or else corralled together into my co-workers so hard our baskets groan
How did this happen to us? What crime have we committed?
Is there no court of appeals, no chance to be acquitted?
I’d rather be stolen hence, live with a homeless guy
Or even live life in extreme hurting teenage kids when they get high
Or smaller still just to seek sweet revenge, I’d travel near or far
Praying for a phantom wind to hurl me at a patron’s car
Oh what a wretched life this is
The lowest form of shopping cart
To drudge away 24 hours a day
In this hell known as Walmart
This was my 1st requested poem.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to suggest a theme or an idea, click on my facebook link and add me as a friend. Or you can just message me, but I like having friends :-)
Your poem makes me laugh--in a good way,
ReplyDeletebut be carefull what you ask for.
You could become my literary slave,
some kind of poet-whore.
I'd ask for poems every day
crafted just for me.
you'd work and work your nights away
writing haiku, rhymes, and scree.
(lame, but in appreciation--thanks for picking up the challenge, Tony)
this i like
ReplyDeleteThis is so creative and funny. You get my thumps up!
ReplyDeleteOf all things to write about lmao. u are a true writer. inspiration without bigotry.
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