BLACK FRIDAY

Black Friday, get in a queue and wait,
dressed from head to toe in combat gear,
who dares wins, shopping with no fear,
eyes on bargains, gathered hordes salivate,

wearing elbow pads, shin pads and hobnail boots,
atmosphere rising to fever pitch,
the mild-mannered become bastard and bitch,
battering and bruising, not giving two hoots.

The lucky ones hold their prizes high,
triumphant in their quest to win the day,
victorious survivors of the fray,
while the disappointed hang their heads and cry.

And after all the sales are rung and checked,
both store displays and shop staff nerves are wrecked.