If Feelings Came In Cans

If feelings came in cans,
you could stock up on each for a wintry day
to heat up when you really needed them.
You could leave the individual servings of loneliness
alone in the aisles to wallow
even though they're surrounded by more feelings just like them.
You could suffer your insecurities at a reduced price
because you could spot their dented cans
and show them to the cashier in your conscience.
And you could simply shove the choices you thought you wanted, but didn't,
to the back of your emotional pantry
where they would stay hidden behind the SpaghettiOs.