You move too slow
You move too slow
I get to hear
from a greyhead
behind me
not in the pecking order
not at the feeding trough
but in a shopping queue
You move too slow
clipping my heels
as she veers
to the right
to another queue
where the grass is greener
and there is more
on offer
You move too slow
the over 60s are urged
(on evening etv news)
not to rush to centres
for their vaccine shots
so I am just
practising my slowness
my lack of speed
or slothfulness even
amused once was I
to hear two queueing locals
pondering which service
was the more slothful
(we won’t say which)
You move too slow
could be said to be
The state we are in
(By David Kapp)
(Photo Credit: Health-e News / NW Health Department)