Liquidation

There’s something sad about a sale
Because a store is closing.
The shoppers look like hunting dogs
Whose prey they’re bent on nosing.

People pick up bargains
That they may not really need.
Discount prices lure folks in –
There’s almost a stampede.

It’s psychological, the way
The mind acts when enticed:
It gives one the okay to purchase
Items overpriced.

As long as what’s procured is less
Than what you’d likely pay;
It’s just too good a deal so you
Can’t let it slip away.

And as you leave the store, you know
You’ve spent more than you should’ve
By buying things, without a sale,
You never ever would’ve.

A closing store makes me feel glum –
That’s part of my lament;
I’m sorry for the store and for
The money I just spent!