the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » shopping_bag https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Naked Mall Rats https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/naked-mall-rats/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/naked-mall-rats/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 I will not buy paper for this poem.
I will scribe on my envelope.
Stare at the rats scurrying from store to store
Hunting for more and more.
Cells ring; sales are king.
I do not despise Adam Smith’s ways,
But today, the lights flash on the cash
And this mini-city’s dash
To find completeness
In shopping bag brimmed with emptiness.
“Is there an accessory I missed?”

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