Wal-Mart Disco Queen

I once met a Wal-Mart disco queen,
she wore blue eyeshadow and penciled-in brows,
under the silver ball
she moved like a dream
shopping cart in her hand
a smile on her face
that should have been set to music,
even if she was
wearing the mask of
a Welcome-to-Wal-Mart sign.

I tried not to shop there when I heard about them
(the white-starched blue shirts in expensive business suits)
suing that poor woman for insurance pay-back
then I
think if Wal-Mart closes down
as it perhaps should
just
where would my Disco Queen dance?

and for whom?

I never know what to do in real life
when I think about it.

— Kailashana, Nov 06, 2008

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themoonman

17 years 7 months ago

Anna...

Hard for me to find the rhythm in this write... might just be too early in the morning... I haven't even had my hot tottee as of yet... Walmart... I've heard that the benefits are good once you reach full-time status... but they try to keep the most from achieving that status... just something I've heard... I don't remember the instance you are referring to but it does sound rather "small" on their part(Walmarts)... They buy in bulk and almost everything in there is made in China... not that too awful much is really made here anymore... an interesting write... and I for one was already under the impression that Walmart had become too depended on... too big. Richard

Kailashana

17 years 7 months ago

Hi Moonman, the poem was

Hi Moonman, the *poem* was just a reaction to the statement I posted. I do crazy things with my mind, heart and hands when put to paper, no rhyme or reason. ;-) Love. ~A p.s. Walmart withdrew its lawsuit after public outcry.

infinite_dwarf

17 years 7 months ago

Never, never, never, never

(throw in a couple more nevers) go to the Walmart after dark. There are some scary friggin' people scootin' around at that time. At least you had a nice disco queen to look at. We have the scary goat woman with facial hair, flannel shirt, striped pants, flip flops, 6 teeth, and fire-engine red hair (I actually witnessed this person) And my only thought was "Dear God, please tell me she didn't procreate!" ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- -"When I was strong, strong in the sound thought I'd see when day was done. Now I'm weaker than the palest blue Oh so weak in this need for you" - Nick Drake