one or two inches of snow

you feel foolish
standing in
line with only
a bottle
of hot sauce
when beside
you are shopping
carts full of
eggs and milk,
bread
and toilet paper.
rib roasts
and whole chickens.
the shelves
are being emptied.
the lines
are long,
there is cursing
and rolling
of eyes
as the lines
move slowly.
the weather
service is calling
for an inch
or two of snow.
you pray that you
can make it
through with only
one bottle
of hot sauce.