plastic

how powerful is
that little piece of plastic ?
I wait for, as long as I can
until it gets drastic..
this holy little bar,
precedes a sacred pause..
to seperates my purchase
two inches from yours..
now you scowl and stare
when the ritual is broke..
if the bloody things not there
I pile all my shoppers loot -
without...a barrier
on the conveyer
much to your disgust
I've commited gross misconduct
my bag for life is bust !
no way will you pay
for the items I picked
but now your life depends
on securing that vital stick
it does'nt alert
the robot on the till
to pause in her spurt
of bar code scanning drill..
if it's missing....
oh hunter gatherer
it's not going to break you
if a slab of butter
by accident slips through..
wait..there's a toboggan
coming down the Cresta..
and we can relax..
now the plastic is in situ