turned out to be a disastrous
shopping expedition
even though you were tickled pink
at squandering all that money
setting off the alarm
giving a polished dramatic art performance
of the seraphic supplicant going round the bend
for the benefit of the store detective
showing him your pretty coloured petticoats
which you accidentally forgot to remove
after trying them on
ashened face skin tone ecru you realised
you had failed to persuade him of your innocence
leaving him neutral unmoved and unconvinced
you were the third that morning
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/616623/Benefits-mother-shoplifter-Government-taxpayer-money
I have worked in retail...and I could see how that might happen.
ReplyDeleteThough once the security guy hid in an office all night while the cleaning crew was in - watching them stuff trash bags with the store's merchandise. Needless to say they were called out and fired!
The poem was inspired by the above article in a British newspaper of a woman who has made millions out of shoplifting over a period of almost 50 years.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing the wordle this week :) You've done an excellent job with it - and of course, your inspiration is truly interesting. Amazing what people can manage to "accomplish" with persistence and effort .... even if it wasn't the case in your piece. But definitely skilled word play - I've enjoyed this very much.
ReplyDeleteI like this response, a vigilant security guy too....
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