super blue moon
revealed by scudding clouds
busy hedgehog
© Rachel Green August 2024
supermarket checkout
where the one (wo)manned till
has a queue to the end of the aisle
and all the rest are self service.
It's not an unexpected item in the bagging area
it's just I picked up the bread
to make way for a tin of beans
but yes, I'll wait for the assistant
to come off her tea break to check
and yes, I'm looking at you
in the security camera, missus,
and why would I want to round up the total
for a donation to charity
when you never, ever to offer to round it down
to save me tuppence
and besides, you doubled the price of butter
and made billions in profit.
I'm too honest for a five-finger discount
but your camera can have two.
© Rachel Green August 2024
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