fear and loathing in the grocery store

the robotic doors open
through meters of air
to beckon you in
(past the stuffed animal gambling)
to the richly packed shelves
through which you must navigate
and dodge sprinting toddlers
and suburban anarchists
(amid light jazz)
to attain the sustenance,
vice, and general deluxury
fitting to your social class
before the earthquake,
the pink slip,
or just the 5 PM conference call
with the buyers from Barbaria

starvation in the soda isle

greed in greeting cards

guilt at the espresso bar

Vietnam hiding in frozen goods

assistance with addiction needed in the pharmacy

early puberty in racks of beef

10 laws on the eating of a peach

radiation in electronics, not just in anime
but the cell phones, the droids,
the wall of lava T.V.s
all showing arrows raining down
on a medieval battlefield