DRUG STORE SYNDROME
by Super Train Station H

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Need to get something important for the home,
grab my wallet,
my keys,
and also, my smartphone.

Going out to the drug store for one thing alone,
then all my errands,
for the rest of the live long day are done,
all that's left for me is just a single-minded store run.

Well, here I am.
I've been planing this trip since yesterday,
and I don't smoke or drink,
so I know my head's okay,
but now that I'm here,
I've honestly kind of lost my way.

What the heck did I come here for, anyway?

I have no idea, the thought flew right out of my head,
and I've been intending to come here
since the moment I left bed.

What is missing from my life
that drove me to this place?

Do I need wash for my mouth,
or razor blades for shaving my face?

Was it a greeting card to send
for the latest corporate holiday?

Or was it a magazine full of recipes for chocolate cakes?

Did I need paper clips? Or maybe it was mouse traps?

Or gift cards to send to the IRS to pay my due tax?

Wait, that was a scam,
but this place has soap for washing pans.

I might as well get some, it's not like it expires,
and I need to care for my teeth,
but candy and soda are now desired.

Drug store syndrome:
a condition that's cost millions.
CVS invests in consumer forgetfulness and milks em,
Walgreens nabs my green when I need sunscreen.
Rite Aid gets paid when I buy a bottle of Minute Maid,
and Genovese back in the 90's made my wallet afraid.

Next time I swear I'll make a list before I go,
but if I'll follow through with that,
I know in my heart,
the answer will be
"no".

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Thanks for reading!

The empty wallet isn't as bad when you at least have a symbiotic worm creature to open the door when you get back home.

I realize some of the store references might be ultra-specific.

Also this entire poem is irrelevant if you live in a country where drug stores actually just dispense medicine when you have a script from a doctor.

In US drug stores the actual pharmacy is a little tiny counter hidden in the back of the store and 95% of the business is just stocking general merchandise in a format bigger and pricier than a discount store, but smaller than a supermarket or big box retailer.


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