baggage

I forgot the bags, again.

There’s a note on the dashboard,

“DON’T FORGET THE BAGS!”

But I was distracted,

And now I’m in air conditioning

Pushing a cart, reading my list, and asking–

Should I go back to the car?

 

On the floor in the back seat are bags—

From Publix, Fresh Market and Aldi,

Whole Foods, Win Dixie, and Target.

There’s one from a posh store in Virginia,

Saved from a visit to friends.

There’s a turquoise bag from a trip to Maine,

And one with whales from Alaska.

There’s a nice one from Trader Joe’s

With compartments for bottles of wine.

There are two with bright green and white stripes

That keep frozen foods from melting.

Several are made of strange crinkly fabric,

Some of cotton and canvas,

A lot of them are Polypropylene

Which is basically recycled plastic.

 

But I’m in the store

And they’re in the car.