Saturday Shopping
When you’re buying fence posts
and trellis panels
it’s easy to keep your personal space
in the check-out queue.
Not so for the girl on the till,
she looks exhausted.
“We’re working 24 hours here,
to restock the shelves.”
I pay.
She sprays her red-raw hands.
“Stay safe,” she says.
“You too.”
You too.
On leaving the store
Dear God!
Today the Food Bank trolley
Is virtually empty.
Lord, help us.