I Really Should...
Got up this morning and took one look
At today’s page in my appointment book
Decided that with the rain pouring down
There was no way I could make it to town
So I called in sick to my job to say
You see, I am having a bad hair day
I really should clean house today
But this stupid hang nail is in my way
The dishes will just have to wait
Folding the laundry, I really hate
Dusting, mopping, or raking the yard
Seems to be so terribly hard
I really should go visit my dear Aunt Sue
She is in bed with a new strain of flu
I should take her some homemade soup
But I think I am coming down with the croup
I shouldn’t visit with that possibility
No, I am not shirking my responsibility
There are errands to run and bills to pay
I will just put them off until another day
I need to watch Oprah and Dr. Phil
Maybe an old episode of King of the Hill
Catch up on my reading of romance books
Listen to my CD’s by Garth Brooks
The phone rings and on the other end
I hear the excited voice of my dear friend
She says that there is a big clearance sale
I must wash my hair and I have a hang nail
What did you say, I asked her twice
Fifty percent off of the lowest price
Hold on, I think I am feeling better
Let me get my purse and my sweater
I’ll be there in fifteen minutes or less
I’ll just pull a cap over this mess
Shopping will rally me every time
To shop is to live so I am in my prime
Copyright © Anita Lovelace | Year Posted 2005
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