across the rugged face of time
      down by the grocery store
   you found a dime
      and bought some gum
time's lantern
    drilled a hole in your bank
        and got away with a million
but the gum tasted good
your sneakers had holes in them
and so did the knees of your jeans
 but they were comfortable
   and good for pretty much anything
except
    the
 inevitable
      collision with
  a pram, jeez
     that baby went for a ride
it wasn't your fault
  but that didn't change things
the baby now works at Bee's Market
    she always gives you a discount