The Shopaholic
Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)
Oh! The thrills of a good bargain
Push the worries behind my brain
The lure of buy one, get one free
Emancipates an entrapped frame
New deals on bags and shoes
A welcome distraction from my moods
Forty percent discount from Michael Koors
Flushes all my worry out the door.
Instore or online the allure is the same
A place of refuge, oh my gosh, it is insane
“Just arrived and Just for you”
I swipe my card before sense disproves
I bask in the euphoria of a new bag
But buyer’s remorse soon makes me feel bad
As life reared its ugly head
back to bed, i return, to lay my head.
About this poem
The poem is about using shopping as therapy.
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Written on December 07, 2022
Submitted by Abbykesington on December 07, 2022
Modified by Abbykesington on December 08, 2022
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXB XXXX BAXX XXCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 585 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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