IS PERFORMED WHEN IM IN A STORE WITH MY KIDS
WE WALK IN HOLDING HANDS
THEN WE SEE
THERES SO MUCH TO WANT AND BUY
WE LET GO OF EACH OTHER
AND STARE AT ALL THE STUFF
WE SUCCUMB TO THE WANT
START GRABBING THINGS OFF SHELVES
STACK THEM IN OUR HANDS
CLUTCH STACKS TO BODIES
A PILE OF DVDS AT 15 TO 25 DOLLARS EACH
A SET OF ACTION FIGURES AT 10 DOLLARS EACH
VIDEOGAMES AT 15 DOLLARS EACH
WE OBSERVE BIG TICKET ITEMS
HUGE PLASTIC DEVICES
LOOKING SO CHEAPLY MADE
AND COSTING SO MUCH
WE REMEMBER THEIR PRICES
AND MENTALLY PLACE THEM ON OUR STACKS
WHEN WERE DONE GRABBING AND STACKING
WE START ADDING
ADD EVERYTHING UP
COME UP WITH A GRAND TOTAL FOR ALL OUR STACKS
700 DOLLARS
THIS TOTAL IS THE CLIMAX OF THE EXERCISE
MAKES EVERYTHING COME INTO FOCUS
700 DOLLARS
WHAT CAN WE DO WITH 700 DOLLARS
WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH 700 DOLLARS
WHAT ARE THE BEST MEMORIES WE CAN PURCHASE
WITH 700 DOLLARS
ANSWERS COME TO MIND
THE LESSON IS LEARNED
THE EXERCISE IS COMPLETE
WE REVERSE OUR TRIP INTO THE STORE
AS WE WALKED IN GRABBING AND STACKING
WE WALK OUT DROPPING AND RETURNING
BIG TICKET ITEM PRICES ARE FORGOTTEN
STACK ITEMS ARE REPLACED WHERE FOUND ON HOOK AND SHELF
THE REWARD OF THE EXERCISE IS THIS
WE LEAVE THE STORE WITH NOTHING IN OUR HANDS
BUT EACH OTHERS HANDS
NOONE IS WHINING OR COMPLAINING
THAT WERE LEAVING WITH NOTHING
IN FACT
WEVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT EVERYTHING WE WANT
AS SOON AS WE EXIT THE STORE
OUR BACKS TO ITS BEGGING SIGN
OUR FACES SMILING
AS WE LAUGH AND TELL JOKES
WHILE TRAVERSING THE DANGEROUS PARKING LOT
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