tv in the corner showing hee haw
chocolate pudding in gallon cans
cheap never heard of it soda by the case
giant bags of potato chips, cheese curls
milk, bread, cans of vegetables, fresh corn on the cob
tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots
package of hot dogs/hamburgers and some charcoal
we got dinner for that night
old tyme vending machines
plenty of american flags in stock
radio playing the local farm station on a shelf
price of hog bellies up
hardware stuff in the back
barrels of hammers, nails, screws, washers
gallons of odd color paint
seasick green, throw-up yellow, diarrhea brown
one can of this, two cans of that
sticks of incense but nothing like dragon’s blood or patchouli
more like burning tires, old garbage, outside dog
young teenage girls at the cash register
they smile shyly and you wished your parents weren’t around
you wished you weren’t 10 years old
bubble gum machine on the way out
