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October 2009 
the mad Grocer
Posted on Dec 1st, 2008
by 
davie
davie
6/4/8
i want to be like the mad Grocer
of applegate.
He stocks his shelves with
what we need:
He trades Joe's jersey milk for
Mrs. Taylor's cut flowers.
He hires the gang kids to
graffiti the store walls with curling
words of every colour:
i want to tell you about the Grocer-
how he hands me a pair of socks just as
i remember the cold night before.
i want to be like Him-
cleaning my pantry of personal things,
knowing the needs of others,
living in the spaces between loved ones.
i went to the mad Grocer of Applegate:
and so in saying,
i want to be like the mad Grocer
of applegate.
He stocks his shelves with
what we need:
shoes, linens,
bread and wine.
bread and wine.
He trades Joe's jersey milk for
Mrs. Taylor's cut flowers.
He hires the gang kids to
graffiti the store walls with curling
words of every colour:
"fluid,"
People stop and stare."foundation,"
"service."i want to tell you about the Grocer-
how he hands me a pair of socks just as
i remember the cold night before.
i want to be like Him-
cleaning my pantry of personal things,
knowing the needs of others,
living in the spaces between loved ones.
i went to the mad Grocer of Applegate:
"i have just the thing for you,
he said,son."
and so in saying,
he gave it to me.
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