Commercialized
a poem made of taglines with an anti-sponsors turn
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When I’m not writing on here, I work as a Creative Director in the ad biz. I’ve written a lot of taglines. None quite stuck like the ones I grew up on.
I’m also a spoken word poet, so I love a good found poem. I constructed this little one out of taglines, with a bit of an anti-commercial twist of course.
Commercialized
We’ve been force-fed our lives since the era of mass media,
yet we never felt in need of a break today or tomorrow
or after that because the real world went out of style after the second season,
now we just do it all the time,
and never ask the reason.
It doesn’t matter how bad it gets
because we’re good till the last drop.
So we’ll drop the bomb and carry on and never think about the lives at stake
or that it may be too late,
Cause in the end we’re worth it,
our minds are dead weight because we can’t express.
We do leave home without it because we’re used to caring less.
The world was too much with us at a time,
but the weight of the world is a heavy load
when standing in a checkout line.
So we just care about our share, seeking
better things for better lives through chemistry,
reshaping our bodies with the wonders of plastic,
digging the hole in our souls
until we just fall into the gap.
Why bother to remold our minds
if we only sometimes feel like a nut?
So we disregard and discard the fact that inequality,
quality is built into the fabric of our lives,
or that every institution has become a form of economic prostitution.
Does she or doesn’t she? Doesn’t matter.
See a diamond is forever,
even if you don’t stay together.
We grew up with MTV and pop stars,
and once you pop, you just can’t stop.
And why would you if there’s a quicker picker-upper?
Ignorance is the opiate of the masses, and yes, it is bliss.
If you can have it your way, who cares what happens overseas? Why do what you should when you can do what you please?
You’re everywhere you want to be. Who cares if that everywhere is on the couch watching TV?
Why would you obey your thirst for knowledge?
Why speak if the words just melt in your mouth?
And it’s not in your hands to make a change.
Just drink the Kool-Aid and taste the rainbow,
and any urge to think different will be a last thought.
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About Mila
I’m Mila. A mother of two. A Creative Director by a day, a writer of plays, poetry, films and fiction every spare moment I can find. My dream at this not so young age is to make writing and teaching of writing not just my creative life but my working life. Every sub and paid sub helps me get there.
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