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Behold

I am consumer

Destroyer of worlds

When I am home at night

I drain the world of its light

With every minute I commute

Oxygen becomes more dilute

I cannot walk, so I pollute

Whenever I dine I level the land

But that's ok, ‘cause it wasn't my hand

That swung the axe

That felled the tree

That broke the backs

Of people like me

It's ok ‘cause I can

live large

Be in charge

Spend, buy

Kiss the sky

A dollar saved

Is a dollar earned

Is a dollar spent

Is a dollar turned

Into the stuff I need

To appease my greed

I work for success

To buy the stuff

That relieves my stress

Happiness is indulgence in lust

But that's ok because in God I trust

Thus, it only seems fit

That I should devour the Earth

And not give a shit

I am consumer

Destroyer of worlds

Comments (3)

Posted by Rover 03-26-2008 23:52,   ... Only one thing doesn't make much sense to me: 'Kiss the sky'?  Apart from that, this is a pretty good poem, about something that is sadly true...   » Report this comment to administrator » Reply to this comment...   Posted by Dirkin 03-27-2008 04:12,   ... I like this, simple and direct, a real mockery of consumerism   » Report this comment to administrator » Reply to this comment...   Posted by Egoist 05-10-2008 11:42,   ... The fourth stanza was my favorite. This is unique in it's meaning and verses. I enjoyed the inconvenient truth.   » Report this comment to administrator » Reply to this comment...

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