‹ And then there are those who shame us as humans •
As we all, atheist and believer, Jew and Gentile, Republican and Democrat, and everyone else, engage in the ritual that unites us this holiday season, that is, wallowing in commercial excess, I put together a few lines in commemoration.
Oh, the traffic outside is frightful,
And the couch is so delightful,
But the store ads all let us know,
To the mall, to the mall, we must go.
It doesn’t show signs of stopping,
All this crazy stressful shopping,
The prices are dropped down low,
To the mall, to the mall, we shall go.
When we get to the parking lot,
And I feel even more out of place,
Swerve into the last parking spot,
You should’ve seen that driver’s face!
From store to store we’re flying,
The kids are bored and crying,
Just hurrying to and fro,
‘Round the mall, ‘round the mall, we all go.
Hope the banks once more are lending,
‘Cause this list is never-ending,
Gifts for people we hardly know,
From the mall, from the mall, please let’s go.
When we finally call it a night,
How you’ll hate leaving Macy’s at last,
But you know that I’m really tight,
At the money we spent I’m aghast.
The crowds are slowly leaving,
In the car the bags we’re heaving,
But as long as you love me so,
To the mall, to the mall, I will go.
Only 26 more shopping days before Christmas!
“The facts of life are conservative.” - Margaret Thatcher
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