Shopping List

I hold contempt for shopping,

I always buy much more than what is on my list. 

When I go to the store for us,

instead of oranges, I bought this:

two packs of bacon for our breakfast,

a single box of eggs, 

three cartons of strawberry yogurt, 

and a pillow for our bed. 

Brand new lavender soap,

milled from the Yucatan,

butter, corn, green peas,

and soup in a can. 

This endless list had many more

items to be bought; 

but I went home, all alone,

and the oranges I forgot.