Array ( [sid] => 183736 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => The Drugstore [time] => 2016-11-12 12:16:28 [hometext] => Where did you grow up? [bodytext] => As a child I went to look;
For candy, toys and comic books.

As a teen for cigarettes;
Lipstick, hairspray; Chia pets;

Later movie magazines;
Diet drinks to keep me lean.

Then I went to shop for two;
Shaving creams and ramen stews!

Soon enough I brought from home;
A tiny sleep thief of our own!

As one end leaked and one end cried;
The pharmacist became my guide;

Diapers, toys, and teething rings,
Baby bottles, books that sing;

At last with grandchildren in tow,
I share the place Ive come to know;

And I revered as worldy-wise,
Owe it all to one disguised;

As just a store on any street;
Where children come to pick a treat;

While I share store-ies once again;
With those who knew me way back when.

From jelly beans to walking canes;
The corner drugstore still remains;

In many towns a legacy;
In many hearts a memory.



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The Drugstore
Date: Saturday, 12th November 2016 @ 12:16:28 PM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: softerware
As a child I went to look;
For candy, toys and comic books.

As a teen for cigarettes;
Lipstick, hairspray; Chia pets;

Later movie magazines;
Diet drinks to keep me lean.

Then I went to shop for two;
Shaving creams and ramen stews!

Soon enough I brought from home;
A tiny sleep thief of our own!

As one end leaked and one end cried;
The pharmacist became my guide;

Diapers, toys, and teething rings,
Baby bottles, books that sing;

At last with grandchildren in tow,
I share the place Ive come to know;

And I revered as worldy-wise,
Owe it all to one disguised;

As just a store on any street;
Where children come to pick a treat;

While I share store-ies once again;
With those who knew me way back when.

From jelly beans to walking canes;
The corner drugstore still remains;

In many towns a legacy;
In many hearts a memory.





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