Big Box Manners

I normally would not choose Saturday
To go into Costco with crowds I say

But dishwasher and laundry soap I did need
So to the big box I drove with great speed

The lot was full up with amateur shoppers
Who pass by the carts in the parking lot hoppers

Being an expert I grabbed the first cart I did find
Far from the store but I did not mind

Just as I thought, the baskets were none
By the door of the store where the customers hung

After squeezing and shuffling through the aisles of the store
I paid and I made my way out of the door

My cart was so full of too many things
Pineapple, paper and lotion for stings

I was loading my car and offered a man
Said he could have my cart if he’d just give me a hand

“I’m not going to help you,” he said in a snit
Ha, I thought, he will see what it’s like in a bit

Just as I knew there were still no free carts
By the door for this man who was a big fart

I watched as he looked back at me and my basket
Go on I thought, come back and ask it

As he walked toward my car with his head hung low
I saw an old woman I wanted to know

“Excuse me'” I yelled as I ran over to her
“Here is a cart I know you will need for sure”

I looked at the guy who was seething and red
“You could have had it, but you were rude instead”