The Shoe Talk

Oh! Look at you.

Wait!

I didn’t come for you.

But look how cool you are.

You are hip, trendy, and a bit risky.

You are sooooooooooooooooo NOT me.

But I want you!

Let me JUST try you on.

What will it hurt?

Oh no! I like you even more.

Hmmmm…how bad can you be? 

You are in the clearance section.

Let me take a look…YIKES! You definitely are not clearance. But wait look at your brand name. Shoot, that just makes me want you more.

What should I do? My personal envelope is on empty. Getting you would be breaking the rules.

I am putting you away. But I already miss you.

I tell my hubby about you. He says I can splurge! He says I can get you!

We come back to the store and I am so excited to see you.

But there is a hitch. My hubby isn’t crazy about you…I am saddened.

He says to try you on so I do.

He likes you better. But a seed of doubt has been planted.

Why do I want you when I don’t need you?

If I don’t buy you I could buy

10 Free Set Bags

or

18 school starter packs from Food for the Hungry

or

21 ornaments from Mercy House

I pace the shoe aisle with you.

What to do? What to do?

Why, why can’t I just grab you and go. Why can’t I just treat myself?

I can’t, I just can’t.

My want of you is not a need for you. I walk away from you.

We say our goodbyes and parting is a sweet sorrow.