the mersey sound

every time i go to tesco
i try to park in a newspace
and then when i get home
i tickitoff on my big plan
that i made on the back of a
roll of wallpaper

sometimes
when i am leaving tesco
i see a space i have never
parked in before
and if it is not too busy
i nip into it and
park a second time

to qualify for the wallpaper chart
i have to have parked
for at least ten minutes
this is my own rule
otherwise people would notice
and say i was eccentric

to pass ten minutes
i go back into the store
and join a long queue
with a newspaper
or a magazine

but if it is a nice day
i go over to the perimeter
of the car park
where there is a hedge
and i pretend to be interested
in photographing wildlife

they call me the tesco photographer
but i couldn’t care less about
photography
i just like tickingoff
the spaces

only 73 left now
mostly disabled
and mothers with children

could be a problem