on the highway strip

on the way back from the grocery store

on the way back from the thrift shop

on the way back from the dentist’s

the public sees a what seems to be an ordinary figure

in their matching purple <¡hell yeah!> ghoul aid t-shirt

& orange plaid sweats

save for their numb left lips

dragging a suitcase on wheels

bought for just $30 @ the thrift shop

seemingly arriving from the nearby airport

but li’l do these foolish civilians know

li’l does the government know

that inside that suitcase were not

fine shirts suntan lotion or airport novels

but 4 boxes o’ 12 12-fl-oz or 355 ml cans o’ coca-cola

buy 2 get 2 free

only $20 + taxes & a $5 donation to some cancer foundation for a total o’ $27

the perfect steal