Opportunity shop

Opportunity shop 


I watch as she wraps 
layer after layer of newsprint paper 
around my purchase 
I almost tell her not to do her job 
That the breakage she aims to prevent 
is no concern


I am not buying a plate 


My purchase chosen 
from shelves 
a haphazard mosaic of mismatched pieces 


I am not buying a plate 


I hand money over 
for colour 
shape 
texture


for possibilities 


of what could be