SUPERMARKET

middle aged men in no-brand wife-hemmed denim

and xmas present jumpers

prod

racks of neat meat responsibly

and

match

them

to the mature scrawl 

on the paper 

in their car key hands

old men 

wait silent and still and obdient

for

the

bent tiny-bird old ladies in stretched cardies

fussing

over

the small print on the grandkids treats

their only words weak jokes and bland banter

teenager 

chunky in black and chains and alien hair

is sheepish

i feel

he

feels

he is too large

his mum talks to identical friends - hes away and lost

nothing

to 

contribute

young manager 

phone on his belt and shoes that point his way

and

pockets full with long paper

worries

checkout girls with red talons or textured gloves

and smeared yellow hair

its like bosch in here 

i collect coffee/check the reductions in poor mans corner

and

leave

this place