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My unusual addiction... Part 1
Part 1
Here a tale of my unusual addiction
Never before told in public I will
now for the first time reveal an addiction
that I have had from my early twenties
into my late thirties
most of you will think it a harmless addiction
and in a way it was but it was an addiction
nonetheless and took time away that in in retrospect
could have been spent much more productively
what was this addiction you ask
well it was an addiction to buying jewelry
in particular sterling silver rings
I guess it would be considered under the category
of shopping addiction but to me it was so much more
than that
each ring I bought was the most beautiful and magical I had ever seen at the time of purchase,
which was also the time of the most intense high of
my addiction
I had a few places where I could find these rings at such
good prices (hello discount counter tj maxx) that this
addiction never really impacted me financially but like I said
it took a lot of time away from more productive pursuits.
After a while I had accumulated a shameful amount of rings and
most anybody would have asked "why does one woman need sooooo
many rings? I also had to keep my purchases and trips secret from family because they also would have asked me
"why do you need another ring? you just bought one 3 days ago? the trips made to the store in secret were very intense and I definitely
experienced some sort of high when I indulged in them.
author's note: this story isn't finished yet, but because of time restraints, I will have to add to it at a later time which I will try to do soon :)
Here a tale of my unusual addiction
Never before told in public I will
now for the first time reveal an addiction
that I have had from my early twenties
into my late thirties
most of you will think it a harmless addiction
and in a way it was but it was an addiction
nonetheless and took time away that in in retrospect
could have been spent much more productively
what was this addiction you ask
well it was an addiction to buying jewelry
in particular sterling silver rings
I guess it would be considered under the category
of shopping addiction but to me it was so much more
than that
each ring I bought was the most beautiful and magical I had ever seen at the time of purchase,
which was also the time of the most intense high of
my addiction
I had a few places where I could find these rings at such
good prices (hello discount counter tj maxx) that this
addiction never really impacted me financially but like I said
it took a lot of time away from more productive pursuits.
After a while I had accumulated a shameful amount of rings and
most anybody would have asked "why does one woman need sooooo
many rings? I also had to keep my purchases and trips secret from family because they also would have asked me
"why do you need another ring? you just bought one 3 days ago? the trips made to the store in secret were very intense and I definitely
experienced some sort of high when I indulged in them.
author's note: this story isn't finished yet, but because of time restraints, I will have to add to it at a later time which I will try to do soon :)
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