joan calls

your friend joan
calls you
the other day
and asks you
if you'd like to
go to the zoo.
but you say no,
it's cold
and it's raining
and i'm in no
mood to see
animals locked
in their cages
waiting for food.
okay, she says,
i can understand
that. how about
we go to the mall
and do some
shopping. i could
use a new pair
of shoes.
same thing you
say. same thing.
hmmm. okay, she
says, well how
about this, i
take you to lunch
and buy you
a nice tall drink.
beep the horn
when you get here,
you tell her. let
me get some
pants on.