Friday, November 25, 2011

LOOK AT YOU, SO THOUGHTFUL


so here it is, it's black friday

you were up at 3 or 4, at the first store at 6

waited and waited and by the time you got in

everything was gone

all those special gifts for your loved ones

all drastically discounted, all ready wrapped

all gone, nothing left, just a tickle-me elmo

from 6 years ago, all the good stuff just vanished

why are you surprised? you're not a professional

there are groups that train for this day all year long

they've been practicing sleep deprivation

and have learned to drive while still asleep

trained in close-quarter, hand-to-hand combat

and are well versed in flatulence crowd control

...intense, holiday season training for months...

plus all those 'occupiers' from last month

what do you think they were doing...

they were camping-out to get themselves prepared

for today

no, you never stood a chance

that's why you had to settle for gift cards

stupid, thoughtless gift cards

your whole list of presents that fit in your pocket

that's right, all those 'special' people now will

get that dinky little envelope with a gift card inside

a gift card with the price right on it

so they now know exactly how much you care

and you waited hours just to end up with gift cards

don't feel too bad


i didn't get you anything