Clean up in aisle number 5 please!!

25 Nov 2009

hellfire
the stale-heated air
invaded
his lungs with contempt
as he found himself 
stupefied
drifting 
down
the dusty aisles
of a fools paradise
of wants and needs
with a voice
blaring over the intercom: 
everything must go!!
buy one, get one free!!
even the rotten corpses!!
found them
sitting 
on the empty shelves
with legs swinging
back and forth
chewing
minty-fresh bubblegum
their vacant eyes
submerged in boredom
their cadaverous limbs
oozing
the acidic-green sludge
of mediocrity
he saw his reflection
on the checked floors
grabbed his chest
and ran 
towards the exits
in vain
fading fast
as a clock struck 6
and another day
began…

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