Wow!
A flash of light in Tescos!
A vision!
She smiled at me!
I fall on my knees.
Thank you! Thank you God! I think
As she sweeps majestically past
And my jaw drops
And my 45 year old feet sink into mushrooms
And avocados.
Wow!
There she is again
Gorgeous goddess
Gliding past the end of my aisle
And she looked at me again!
Yes she did!
My lungs gasp!
My blood beats!
My heart prepares to leave its seat!
Whose cart is this?
What shopping list?
School Governor?
New Man?
Not me!
I’m cool and mean
I don’t have children
Or
A washing machine
Or a loyalty card
Or a ford sierra
1.3
Now I’m taking corners on two wheels
And
People are giving me funny looks
And I think
I’ve made an appearance on the tv screen!
But I can't find her!
She’s not in Milk and Dairy!
Or Cereals!
Or
Ready meals!.
Then I think
Stupid me!
Frozen desserts and
Ice Cream!
That's where she'll be,
Bending over
In all her gorgeousness...
And I’ll come up behind her
And park my trolley
And neither of us will speak
And
My Vanilla will drip
Over her Dark Chocolate
And then we’ll dissolve
Into Strawberries and cream.
But the aisle was empty.
All I found
Was this damp scrap of paper
And it said:
Nappies.
Honey!
Dog food.
Dreams.
June 1995
