The Aisle Not Taken

Two aisles lay in a grocery store,

And sorry I could not visit both.

The closing time hurt me to the core.

As I look down one aisle, I look at the door

The pressure hastened my hunger’s growth.

Looking down the second aisle,

I see nothing but similarities.

Only some more snacks, in a pile.

Yet, what I needed wasn’t even within a mile,

Making the first’s items the same as these.

With both aisles looking the same,

The choice was in my hands.

Not going to both was truly a shame,

It should have been tomorrow that I came.

I chose anyway, but I did not see the brands.

Tomorrow I will be feeling regret,

As I think about the things I lost.

In a grocery store, two aisles are set,

And I chose the one that seemed less a threat,

And now I see the tremendous cost.