118 - Sale!

Allied Carpets has a sale!

I can’t believe it’s true!

I read about it in the mail

My rugs I must renew

Surely it’s been just a few days

Since their last sale ended

Rush to see their shop displays

This sale might not be extended

I’m afraid I missed their last event

Well, that and all the rest

I could have saved up to 50 percent

Wait, is this some kind of test?

It’s their twentieth sale this year

And it’s only February

How many more will appear

Is this really necessary?

The thing is - it’s beyond the pale

This thing you misrepresent

You can’t really call it a sale

When it’s permanent

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This poem appears in the book World’s Bestest Poetry Volume Two, available from the Shop!