Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

No One Ever Wore It That Way Before

Well done, she said. 
Smiling her biggest smile.
I have never seen anyone else wear it like that!
There are other ways to wear a skirt?
On a head? Or a shoulder perhaps?

You should buy it! She sang out gleefully.
It looks great! Another stranger told me.
Turn around! The other one said.
I pirouetted, in front of the three-way.
A stranger had asked me to, after all.

It looks great!
It looks darling!
No one has ever worn it that way before.
I look at the skirt….
On my waist.
Wondering what that means.
They do not let me leave without it.
Telling me I have never looked better.

Nothing like shopping at a store
Where the salespeople are on commission.
I will have my mother bring it back in the morning.
A skirt I loathe, but I am such a people-pleaser.
They hip-hip-hooray me as they take my credit card.

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Kim Rodrigues March 2, 2019 at 3:40 PM I am a sucker too. My husband is the opposite...so we save money lol Caren Krutsinger March 2, 2019 at 6:51 PM I am so glad you have him. I finally wised up. It took me about three hundred years.

Demetrios Trifiatis March 2, 2019 at 11:51 AM Delightful situation that women and men find themselves in, with people that would love to sell one anything, presenting it as a unique opportunity! Much enjoyed dear, Caren ! Caren Krutsinger March 2, 2019 at 6:51 PM thank you Demetrious. I appreciate your lovely visit.

Swetha Vangaveti March 2, 2019 at 9:57 AM LOL!! You captured the reality behind the compliments :D Caren Krutsinger March 2, 2019 at 11:08 AM Thank you Swetha. I think of this when they run toward me like vultures telling me how great I look in something that makes me look like a weeble-wobble that can't fall down.

Nisha Dhaka March 1, 2019 at 10:49 PM LOL! Absolutely true Caren Krutsinger March 2, 2019 at 4:16 AM I used to sell at a snazzy upscale women's department, and I was a little less "complimentary" than most. I quit when I sold $7000 worth of coats in a 4 hour sale, making minimum wage. But when I called another store for a customer to see if they had a particular coat the salesperson there told me their store was on commission, and she had sold $3000 worth of coats that day and would have a $600 bonus. What? Same store, different pay scales.