I Am Lost in the Supermarket
by rebecca ~ October 11th, 2006. Filed under: Poems & art.
(photo by me)
I AM LOST IN THE SUPERMARKET
I am lost in the supermarket somewhere
between the brussel sprouts and the tangerines, lost
in the age-old parent-child debate over
brand-name vs. generic, wavering between
100% organic and 100% genetically-modified,
I am lost in a maze of an imagined life without you.
You’ve already settled in the earth and sprouted back as a bee.
I am lost and you stay at home inside the cocoon
of Luther crooning and dressed in sweaters stitched
with reverberations and keys, raspberry jelly on your lips,
sparrow down and unconditional love in your being.
I am floating near the orange paint on the ceiling
and brushing against the sign for the missing cat.
Help bring my precious baby home.
I am lost in the flickering haze above the cabbage, breathing in the mist,
back to the source of life, where we end to begin.