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Moving Target

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:31 am
by couchgrouch
Moving TargetFrank rolled up around Christmas, in his old primered Fordkids in the ghettos thought, it was a department storeone by one after sundown, food stamp moms'd come outfive bucks for knock-off trainsets, three for a Barbie Dreamhouseand husbands thought his lingerie, was better than the mall'sthey'd get nightgowns good n cheap, at what they liked to callthe moving Target, the Wal-Mart on wheelshis stuff's prob'ly stolen, but the prices were a stealbuy a case of Bosco, cheaper than at Costcono Muzak...no price wars, he set up shop outdoorsjust like Farmer's Marketcash n coins pre-approved, everythang priced to movepo' folk were the target customerat the moving TargetFrank'd cruise around scoutin', ev'ry opportunityfound there's fortunes to be made, at old folks communitieshe saw himself as Rockefeller, just findin' needs to fillif it's one thing old folks need, it's affordable pillsnow cops never much cared, he sold merch at discount ratesbut they stepped in when he opened, a bootleg Rite-aidin the moving Target, the Wal-Mart on wheelshis stuff's prob'ly stolen, but the prices were a stealso ol' Granpa Titus, could treat his arthritusno Muzak...no price wars, he set up shop outdoorsjust like Farmer's Marketcash n coins pre-approved, everythang priced to movepo' folk were the target customerat the moving Targetnow Frank's a trustee in Folsompushin' bookcarts cell to cellbut he's got smokes n Jim Beam, smuggled in betweenbooks n magazinesand he's more than willin' to sellat the moving Target, the Wal-Mart on wheelshis stuff's prob'ly stolen, but the prices are a steal...(c)2007 Robert George