Why oh why oh why
December 22nd
Do I shop Target?
There are no carts there
There are no parking spaces
Civility lost.
I search the store now
Trying to get ideas
I buy underwear.
Jeans! Who wants some jeans!
Boot cut! Slim fit! Distressed! Wow!
Everyone needs pants.
Shiny beeping mess
Toy department to my right
I will not enter.
A woman bumps me
Excuse me! she says; I say
It matters not, ha!
Man in a parka
Rocking a muddy mullet
Smells like beef jerky.
Oh no! A cart jam
Now in the CD section
People buy music?
Should I buy that black-
And-white striped dress that I liked?
No! It is too sheer.
Wrapping paper is
Very expensive, really
For two seconds on.
Cheese, crackers, cashews
These things remind me that I
Didn’t eat today.
Haw haw I blab at
The register with the guy
400 bucks? SHIT!
VISA card pays and
I must take my leave, going
Into bad traffic.
Goodbye Target! I
Will see you again when I
Recover someday.
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