there are things we sell
in the shop
that make me wonder
- the packets
- the magazines

the packets are small and discreet
the magazines scream from the shelves

the packets require "audience participation"
the magazines speak for themselves

The magazines have a hundred plus pages
the packets, they only have three

the packets can't be enjoyed by one person
whilst the magazines, they only need me

there's one thing you can tell about people
from the packets or mags that they own;
the people who purchase the packets
don't normally wake up on their own

© copyright Peter Jones 2005
originally drafted sometime January 1993 in a texaco service station
re-written: 10 July 2005

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