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REGARDING THE SHORTS

To whom it may concern
I am not satisfied with these shorts.
Upon taking the merchandise home yesterday,
I found that they were
too tight
ripped
the wrong color
the wrong texture
and that they were a hat.

I would like to return these shorts at your earliest convenience
and without complaint
and a credit added to my account.
I would like to erase the errors of yesterday
the Crimes of Macy's
and return these disreputable goods forthwith.
Do you hear me: FORTHWITH!

The shorts are too tight.
The shorts are all wrong.
The shorts do not match my delicate sensibilities
or my hairstyle
or my bearing.

You will do what you must
to rectify the situation.
The cost? Disregardable.
The specifics? Irrelevant.
The customer is always right,
so, if you would, make it so.

Take back these shorts
and allow life to return to its proper trajectory.
Take back these shorts
and return my money.
Take back these shorts
and let reality be lived
the way it was meant to.
Take back these shorts.
Take back these shorts…

Thank you.