No Mayo, No Glaze But Better Days

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. - Thoreau

so that my smile doesn't turn into a frown

so as to keep my blood pressure down

whenever i'm in the grocery store

in search of ever more

i quietly hum and sing along with the songs being played over the PA

as i wonder, next week, will i even be able to pay

telling myself that there'll be better days

that way, i don't get too upset when other shoppers bang into me with their carriages

cut me off, block the aisle or reach in front of me

while i'm trying to see if the ham comes with a glaze

and especially when i finally make it all the way down the condiments and dressings aisle

only to discover that they're all out of mayonnaise

Author's Note

"Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hinderances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. Goodness is the only investment that never fails." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

So Sunday grocery shopping here is madness. It’s much like bumper cars. Imagine the frustration from the store being out of mayo. How does that even happen anyway lol

There are times when I want something at the grocery store but it’s not in that week’s budget. Grocery have went up tremendously here.

[Pete]

weekends are a zoo, i try t go during the week. food prices have gone up so much that it's scary (especially as i get older i remember what the prices of things used to be).

[Poetic Beauty]

I remember what the prices were a couple years ago and there is a big difference