Put It on the List

By F.R. Duplantier
(for Evann)

Have you seen the work I do
Up and down this house for you?
When I come back from the store,
Then you tell me we need more

Bath soap and talcum powder,
Parsnips and crab-corn chowder,
Premium potting soil
And aluminum foil?

If we need more peanut butter,
Communicate that to your mother,
Please assist:
Put it on the list.

No, I didn’t buy
More cans of tuna,
Tell me why
You didn’t ask me sooner.
Can’t read lips:
Put it on the list.

Mustard’s gone
And I’m left out the loop on.
Makes me mad,
I had a half-price coupon
(On Grey Poupon)!

You can grin
And bear your sorrow.
I won’t shop again
Until tomorrow
Don’t throw fits:
Put it on the list.

Pepper jack
Would make you happy snackers?
It’s too bad that
There’s a lack of crackers.
(Sorry, slackers)!

If you’d write
Before I’m shopping,
Then I might
Avoid some stopping
I insist:
Put it on the list!