Convos at the CVS

I stood still and
Pretended to read the cards
But really listened instead to all the jumbled conversations
   of all the jumbled human beings
   in the very orderly aisles
   amongst the straight lines of merchandise at the CVS.

To me some conversations seemed silly, some sad, some were random, everyday chats.

But once, I forgot my quiet mission and
 Found myself eager to engage,
To argue even
When a young man's words echoed past the shampoo...

"Gift cards suck."