Creative Writing: Raising The Bar

Raising the Bar
No bra, pajamas, and messy hair may describe a person getting out of bed in the morning for most people. Unfortunately, this is the typical attire for a trip to Wal-Mart. After growing a custom to this tradition of being a slob is acceptable, I had a light-bulb moment or epiphany. Even though society keeps condoning the lowering of standards for humanity, it took an eye-opening Wal-Mart trip for me to realize how much we have regressed as a civilization. On a visit to my local Wal-Mart, I noticed the typical, “People of Wal-Mart.” As a young, obese man wearing stained gray sweat pants drove past me, he spilled out of the store’s motor scooter. Cat hair covered his ripped-up tee shirt which was a few sizes too small so his saggy extended stomach hung out and over his pants. The pants were so filthy that they had a thick black film smeared down the front of the legs. His face and

I am going to assume his name is Rick because that is what was written on her left breast in what I believe used to be a heart. “Rick” was covered in tattoos and most of them the ink was faded to a greenish color and very poor quality. The naked lady on his arm and the curse words wrote across his lower stomach are what caught my eye. However, I couldn’t see too much after that because my eyes began to water after the pungent odor of musty cat urine lingered behind the couple. Finally, I made it to the restroom. Paper towel, toilet paper, and tissue seat covers were scattered a crossed the floor. When I got to the first stall human feces was smeared on the seat and down the toilet. As I pushed open the next stall door, I saw a used sanitary napkin lying on the floor. As I decided that I could hold it until I got home, I turned around quickly to leave the restroom when I caught a glimpse of my frighten, face in the