Category Archives: Vanity



Behold!

Tell the truth! If you (not some almighty)
Designed these human bods would you not blush,
And contemplate the source of beauty’s blights—
Stubble, crinkled ears, hyperbolic tush?
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Posted in Beauty, Religion, Vanity

Consumerism

Some old friends, and a couple of new ones
Have been tormenting me for weeks and weeks.
My fault really—I mentioned, just for fun,
That we might purchase a wide-screen TV.
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Posted in Affluence, Friends, Gadgets, Vanity

Plumbing

We’ve got this stately, charismatic house,
Where the walls curve to meet textured ceilings.
And three bathrooms—showers, sinks, bowls—carouse
In matching pastel tile—bright, appealing.
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Posted in Aging, Beauty, Vanity

Need

Why do we
Large-brain mammals
Need so much more
Than all our neighbor creatures?
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Vanity, Wisdom

Gino’s Sneakers

Down at the paddle tennis courts, Gino,
A daily presence softly manages.
He trains males and shapely girls, swift and slow—
Teaching, while minimizing damages.
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Posted in Local Color, Sports, Vanity

Ambition

What dark afflictions drive us—gifted, cursed
With what no other animals possess?
I used to think religion was the worst
Disease dementing us—pustular abscess!
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Posted in Conformity, Greed, Religion, Vanity, Wisdom