On Sale

I walked in to the store of life.

I had my cart ready,

To fill up on what Life had to offer.

My smile was innocent and eager.

Love was too expensive,

So I bought a case of Lust instead.

Half price and double the fun.

This was easy.

Real Friendship was on back order,

So I went to the next isle,

And bought a barrel of Acquaintances.

I figured they would get the same result.

Perseverance was on the top shelf.

I couldn't reach it,

So I took this pretty pack of Sloth 

It was easy to reach and got you there ten times quicker. .

The isle with Pride was full of people. 

I couldn't get through to grab a pack,

So I went to the next isle,

And got a few cartons of Low Self Esteem.

Those were always fresh and easy to use.

Inner Strength still wasn't on sale

So I figured I'll come back next time

 It's too expensive.

Maybe the price will go down soon.

The line for Patience was always long

But that's ok, while those people wait

I can scoot down the other isle

And get the last crate of Envy.

Everybody had a big bag of Happiness in their cart.

I wanted to be different, so I didn't pick any up.

I wanted to stand out.

In life you're supposed to be unique, right?

While waiting to check out,

Ambition was in these little packets by the cashier

But I'm not gonna fall for those impulse purchases.

I was on a budget.

So my cart full, saving a bunch

I figured anything in the store was good to buy

God would never steer us wrong.

This was the store of life...right?