A door slams: 
An echo fills the air –
This once busy sales floor
Is now completely bare.
                
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Brilliant writing! I love the style and the moral was good too! thanks
A true to life poem that rhymes with reality and that is very well crafted, thanks for posting.

 
                     
                
Wonderful poem! Brought back memories of when I was a child and every Tuesday on my Dad's day off, him, myself and my Mom always had lunch at the Woolworths lunch counter. Thank you for bringing back a precious memory!