'Tis the Season'

 

'Tis the Season'                                timothy r gates, 12/19/2013

i've been a bookseller,
from a late teen a bibliophile.
ran two book stores,
one called 'the Bookshoppe,'
both swallowed up by mega stores.
funny, they're gone now.
ran four video/Dvd stores.
they're gone too.
more retail stores?
yes, "it's a job."
never thought people would say,
"No,"
to face to face sales.
strange, they have.
Next? Perhaps more of the same.
Safeguard?
People enjoying complaining
People swearing about getting what they requested
People blaming stores for their procrastination --
"Tis the Season!"
Sarcasm?
"Have a happy or merry whatever you celebrate."
"Tis the Season!"