just browsing today

i don't need

any new

furniture, but i go into the large

furniture store

as if i might.

i'm killing time until

my 12 o'clock appointment

with my massage

therapist,

Nora.

immediately i'm surrounded

by sales vultures

with their pads

and pens out,

their gold coats on,

badges proclaiming their

floor names.

can we help you they chirp

in unison,

elbowing each other

out of the way

as i find a large leather

chair to plop

into.

it would look wonderful in

my living room if i threw

the sofa away.

the leather is buttery soft,

which reminds me

of Betty,

in particular her legs.

i'm surrounded by the sales team,

their relentless

chatter.

i close my eyes

and whisper to them all.

just browsing today.