Consumerism

At Xmas    
In particular  
Kids carry on    
About this and that    
So, most parents    
Just    
Pander or appease    
Those    
Cute little feet    
Not to mention    
The year long    
Carousel    
Of    
Gadget    
Buying for everyone    
With 1/3 of the    
average    
US households    
Having    
3 or more    
Smartphones    
(According to pew research, 5/25/17)    
Which can only    
Mean    
More ties    
To prevent    
The cords    
From    
Getting tangled  
But this is the least of    
The worry    
Since we  
Are, in fact, being    
Eroded by    
The onslaught    
Of    
This    
Materiality.