Mom saw a commercial on TV

Mom saw a commercial on TV

That promised to erase those lines

That were showing up on Mom's face

(But we thought she looked just fine.)

Then she found a creme at the store

That promised to erase ten years

By just applying it each day

Beginning right below her ears.

Her friend brought a free sample of oils

So promising that Mom got 'em

That promised to renew her complexion

Making it as soft as a baby's bottom.

The list went on and on that way

With products to make my Mom

Look younger and younger

Every single day.

To Mom they all sounded promising

And each impressed her uniquely

But Mom ordered every single one

And has disappeared completely!

Thena Cullen Smith