© Ron Pruitt/Demotix/Corbis
Madness
It's that time of year,
when people of good cheer,
seem to lose their minds.
When accumulated junk,
grows in the trunk,
and credit card debt,
grows out of bounds.
Clued in by deals,
door buster steals,
the masses hanker,
for more and more.
With discounts galore,
shoppers mob the store,
break down the door,
starved like the poor.
Their patience now spent,
in long lines without rent,
they fight for their right,
to the spoils through the night.
To the corporation's delight,
watching maniacs fight,
for obsolete, unsold stuff.
For some it becomes war,
as they try to get more,
gladiators getting rough.
Home they come happy,
gloating like fools sappy.
Although they're not wary,
the bill arrives in January.
Shouldn't be to anybody's surprise.
Just a word to the already wise.
Copyright 2018 © Ronald W. Hull
11/22/18
You can read this poem at my website here.
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OH THEY FOUND BARGAINS ALRIGHT BUT THE CONDITIONS AND MASSIVE CROWD WAS 'UNBELIEVABLE'...JUST LIKE YOU SAID, CONTENTIONS, PHYSICAL FIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GOING ON. THEY NEVER WENT TO ANOTHER ONE. AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, I HAD A STAY-AT-HOME, COMPUTER BUYING GIRL 'MADNESS'. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CARDS THAT I MAXED OUT AND AM(THROUGH A DEBT CONSOLIDATION COMPANY)PAYING BACK. SO, I LOVE THIS POEM...FOR IT'S CONTENTS, STYLE AND GREAT RHYME SCHEME. AND I COMPLETELY AGREE, INDEED, THANKS FOR SHARING, RONALD. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Regis.
good one!!
never stop writing!
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I give my grandkids envelopes so they may purchase whatever they please ....... Happy thanksgiving
Peace be with you
William
That's why it's called BLACK FRIDAY!
It's a demonic rant for more stuff!
This is the LAST thing folks need
We could only hope and pray
That the line for love and compassion
Is HALF this size!
Now, if it could only be packaged!
Hope your Thanksgiving was filled with love and compassion
A family gathering that's mended hearts and did not break them.
Amen
Sandie