Popcorn poem

Popcorn

The smells of popcorn bring back memories

of working at the Vermont Drive-In Theater

during the summer of 1965

Bags and bags and bags of pre-popped popcorn
Empty popcorn tubs waiting to be filled
Huge cardboard boxes filled with the empty popcorn tubs

Rip open a popcorn bag and fill the cardboard box to the brim
Stack the cardboard box in the popcorn warmer

Repeat
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Butter warmer filled with melted butter flavor
Fill each warmer to the brim before the snack bar opens

Repeat
Repeat
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Take the customer’s order.
Drink? Small, Medium, or Large?
Popcorn? Small, Medium, or Large?

Repeat
Repeat
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My popcorn was free.
Ate so much popcorn.

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Don’t like popcorn anymore.