Shopping Madness

by GMS75Florida, USA

Apr 2013 444 Views 2 comments

Shopping Madness

Author: GMS75

the crowds are stampeding through the mall,
spending what little they have,
anticipating sales and "events"...
packed in aisles...backs to the wall.

what is it they really hope to find?
something small, something big...
one of a kind?

no...just deeper in debt...
more stuff...no job to pay for the stuff...
and a new calendar to plan for next year's
blackest of Friday's.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Posted: Apr 2013

About this poem:

I witnessed a stampede of "shoppers" last year during the infamous "day after Thanksgiving" sale. Enough said.

Comments (2)

JyonnahReading, Pennsylvania USAApr 27, 2013

I honestly hate the malls for the reasons you gave here. And if need be that I must shop there, I go as early as possible when there's less of a chance of people rushing about and bumping into you.