bananas and biscuits
tom caufield
sinday i am in line at the
local walmart, buying some
cat litter sonce one of
ours has the shits plus
i pick up some detergent
since i remembered we
were out and some gatorade
the woman in front of me
in line was japanese swaying
and she has a cart full of
biscuits and bananas:
five four-packs of biscuits
that go for $1.19 each and
six bunches of bananas
(four or five to a bunch)
i want to ask her what she
is going to do with all
those biscuits and bananas
but something tells me
that i shouldnšt sh pays
the cashier and then i
do likewise, walk on out
to the parking lot, realize
that i have lost my car;
start to wander aimlessly,
hoping to bump into it i
lose track and išm thinking
biscuits and bananas,
biscuits and bananas, oh
therešs the car, i get in,
start it up and drive on
home with my gatorade,
cat litter and detergent.
