by Kat Georges
candy and leftover turkey
shopping in malls
elbows, pepper spray
and bullets
and free shit
score!
a brand new tv for 200 dollars
a new winter coat 70 percent off
an electronic book reader for 79 bucks
50 percent off select children’s toys
buy one get one free
a microwave oven
a pencil
a pillow
a new car
a jet plane
a street lamp
a diaper
a U.S. president
your next tax bill
an orphan in rwanda
an child with a cleft lip
your next online dating profile
your next lover
your next wife
your next father
your next mother
your next family
your next life
one day a year
everything is on sale
missed it this year
but you better believe
I’ve already marked the calendar
for next year.
sure I did.
You capture the nonesense of the day well in these lines,