Grocery Shopping

Grocery Shopping

Mom and I walked to the A&P.

I had to work to keep up,

even though she held my hand.

She had the list and easily

found the items she needed.

The only thing that slowed us down

was a chat with someone Mom knew.

"This is my baby," she would say

each time she introduced me.

On the walk home,

I would switch sides when

she shifted the bag to give

her arm a rest.

Now when I buy groceries,

I pull my car into the parking lot,

get in and out of the store

as quickly as possible and

load my purchases into the trunk.

Once in a while, I see someone

walking home with a bag

of groceries in hand and

remember the time when

I was someone's baby.

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