BORNE TO SHOP
by John T. Baker
Four stores and several tears ago
I set forth upon a mission
conceived in ignorance and
dedicated to the proposition that
all men are creaated equal
to women.

I then was thus engaged to test
whether one man - or any man -
so motivated and so dedicated
can long endure.

"It is altogether fitting and proper,"
I told my wife,
"that I should do this."

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And so I ventured out to shop,
My wallet raised on high;
"Bring on sachets and negligees!"
Became my battle cry.

The hours passed, the goods amassed,
My feet began to growl,
And then before the second floor
I just threw in the towel.

"Enough!" I cried, "No more!  Desist!
You force me to confess
A woman CAN outshop a man . . .
I humbly acquiesce!"

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The moral to be drawn from this
Is not all that complex;
It seems bizarre - but women are
Indeed the stronger sex!