Meltdown in Aisle Three
Hy-Vee, like many other grocery stores, began selling individually wrapped toilet paper once it was back in stock.
May 22, 2020
In Aisle Three
At Hy-Vee
I have a meltdown
Shelves literally wiped clean
No juice, no milk, no sardines
There’s barely any meat
Except where the butchers work
I ask about an advertised sale on New York strips
I thought they had
They do, they’re just not marked
I ask for four
The butcher looks relieved
Which makes sense later when
I discover from a friend someone had just come in and ordered
200 pounds of hamburger
I’m here for just a few items
And now I freeze
In Aisle Three
Tears forming the question,
What’s yet to come?
My youngest son
was just married last week
Which never would have happened
This week
Knowing he works stocking stores
I fear he may get it
The thought of losing
One more child
Has me falling down
Gripping an empty shelf
So many plans are now on hold
The uncertainty of the future overwhelms me
As I pray for miracles
Amongst the cans of corn and beans
Barb Edler
31 March 2020
Britina Condren • Jun 14, 2020 at 10:01 am
Absolutely beautifully written and expressed with true emotions. Love it!
Rita Zirkel • Jun 10, 2020 at 12:52 pm
This is so true for so many of us and Barb did a great job expressing her feeling.
Kim Van Es • May 23, 2020 at 11:55 am
Thank you, Barb. You say so much in so few words. I feel for you and with you.