Economies hurtle over cliffs
When narcissism—
Bastard child of industry—
Provoked by ads,
Rejects “enough,”
And leaps the wide abyss
To plain “excess.”
The homely car
The gets from A to B
Won’t do!
It must heat from zero to sixty
In five seconds,
Charm lascivious women,
And generate
Delicious envy.
Efficiently,
That drugstore watch
Tells time—
But it’s not a Hermes,
Hence contemptible.
And earlobes
Absent dangling diamonds
Provoke humiliation.
Those breast implants,
Bespoke Saville Row suits,
And crystal wine decanters—
What essential functions
Do they serve?
Lust, Pride, Envy, Greed—
The methamphetamines dispensed
By mad admen—
Speed economies, create unholy wealth.
Cool, no?
Not!
(9/9/10)