I love forgotten shopping lists
On trolleys lined for duty.
Tomatoes, peas and chocolate,
Eggs, cheese. Get something fruity!

Remember Molly’s birthday, and
The loo roll needs replacing
Potatoes (small) and sausages,
Turn left and then you’re facing

Cos Madge is coming round tonight
(You know she likes a schooner)
Oh… parsley (flat) and lemons, oh
And lots more tins of tuna

Those washing tablets, NOT the green,
The blue ones are the best,
Get one small chicken, if they’re out
Get pieces; legs or breast

The little scraps of paper clinging
On; memento mori.
So innocent, so fleeting
Yet each pen stroke tells a story.