The New Store

A new store’s opening
Across the town
And they’re promising
To keep prices down
Outside, with money
Soon to be spent
The crowd awaits
The main event
Big shiny doors open
And in they all rush
Observers swept in
Caught in the crush

Scrabbling for clothing
In heaps and in piles
All you could want
Massed in the aisles
“Pile it high
And sell it cheep”
Seems the buzz-word
Of the week
Kit out your wardrobe
For twenty-five quid
Lots for men and for women
And more for the kid

Wear it
Wash it
Wear it
Chuck it
Transient fashion
For a throw-away culture
New styles in next week
For the discerning vulture
Shoppers rush round
With a basket or two
Then stagger to join
The mile long queue

I find myself wondering
As I look at the scale
Is this the worlds biggest
Jumble Sale?