put lotsa water on it

standin' in the aisle
brookshire's
grocery
gawkin' at cans of soup.
old lady 'bout 80
standin' beside me
doin' the same.

$1.69
$2.29
$3.19

for a little can of dried-up condensed-ass barely tasty soup.

granny looks over at
nobody in particular
says,
"well, i reckon we're gonna hafta
quit eatin'."


"yes'm. i reckon so.'

we rolled on
to the rice and beans.