Obsessive Shopping

 

Years ago I was impulsive and easily led

A shopping spree when I bought up everything in sight

I was obsessed with the need to possess

to have and own more despite the cost

Sales drew me like a magnet of desire

I rummaged to find style and size together

My wardrobe and bookcase creaked under an excessive weight

When back indoors with my latest booty

I would realise that I had duplicated

if not triplicated what I already had

 

Years passed as a more seasoned shopper

forays into the citadels of the ubiquitous shopping malls

A keen eye only for what is needed with cost in mind

Ponderously I would think as to whether it was really neceassry

I now window shop for hours

often to return home empty handed

Was it worth the effort I ask myself

as I settle down into a more contented mood

A shopping spree is now a means to encounter the unusual

the unexpected and to value what I already have