Our Advertisements/A poem

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by quantumtripper, Dec 20, 2009.

  1. quantumtripper

    quantumtripper Member

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    The green ones,
    The yellow ones,
    The red ones,
    The blue.
    Advertised on the TV
    To cure me and you.

    You swallow it down..
    If one's good, why not two?
    And before you know it
    OOPs...they got you!

    An ad, a doctor
    A script...no more pain
    Just feel the sunshine
    We'll stop all the rain!

    They fail to tell you
    The price is your soul,
    Your mind, then your body.
    We've not far to go,
    A moot destination
    that's angry and cold
    And someone left dying,
    When 30 feels old.

    Yet all of the people
    Somehow fail to see
    That we area all connected...
    And what kills you, it also kills me.

    Melissa W. 2006
     
  2. BraveSirRubin

    BraveSirRubin Members

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    That is not a poem, since it lacks the basic essence, as they say... soul... of a poem.

    It's more of a jingle that's arranged as a poem.
     
  3. quantumtripper

    quantumtripper Member

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    Whatever, if it's not a poem, it's some fucking writing, so get over yourself. Hell, I wrote it 4 years ago anyfucking way!!!! And FUCK METAL, rubin
     
  4. isoisidorus

    isoisidorus Member

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    it's a good poem: it points out the triteness of our lop-sided materialistic consumer lifestyle.
    The only time a poem is soulless is if the poet does not really mean what they say- that is definitely not the case here.
    M.C.A.A.H.N.Y!
     
  5. weeattoes

    weeattoes what will be, will be

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    its catchy.
    What were you advertising?
    Pain killers?
     
  6. isoisidorus

    isoisidorus Member

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    ya, opiates to dull your senses.
    don't feel anythimg
    just go with the flow
    eventually you will find yourself in the middle of the Pacific mess....
    in the middle of the churning junk-pile!
    (weak entreaty- save the oceans!)
     
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