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Capitalism`s Shame
this Body divergent
from Cosmetics
and laundry Detergent
cutting a narrow swathe
of expectations
born in caves
occupied by knaves
bathed in darkness
drawn to conclusions
reflecting just a speck of us
playing a game
to obtain the most
“In G*D We Trust”s
The fly paper biz
To snatch weary minds
Get `em stuck in the grind
Trading time off for credit
Trade more time
To spend it
A massive population
Prone to cathode prisons
Yeah, now they are digital
A bumper crop of Opium
At a time so pivotal
Every Palm Piloted
Every thought Pirated
To Big Brother-Fucker
So massive profit
May be targeted
Yeah keep runnin the rat race
Keep stumbling through the maze
Folks so conditioned
Need the slightest proposition
Hell, at this point with total Free Will
We actually spend money
(Therefore Time)
ON Treadmills!
Giant Gerbils spinning wheels
Play Our role in the game
Then on Our “Free” time
Climb on to the same
Just to prevent the inevitable gain
of weight that’s the by-product
of capitalism`s shame
from Cosmetics
and laundry Detergent
cutting a narrow swathe
of expectations
born in caves
occupied by knaves
bathed in darkness
drawn to conclusions
reflecting just a speck of us
playing a game
to obtain the most
“In G*D We Trust”s
The fly paper biz
To snatch weary minds
Get `em stuck in the grind
Trading time off for credit
Trade more time
To spend it
A massive population
Prone to cathode prisons
Yeah, now they are digital
A bumper crop of Opium
At a time so pivotal
Every Palm Piloted
Every thought Pirated
To Big Brother-Fucker
So massive profit
May be targeted
Yeah keep runnin the rat race
Keep stumbling through the maze
Folks so conditioned
Need the slightest proposition
Hell, at this point with total Free Will
We actually spend money
(Therefore Time)
ON Treadmills!
Giant Gerbils spinning wheels
Play Our role in the game
Then on Our “Free” time
Climb on to the same
Just to prevent the inevitable gain
of weight that’s the by-product
of capitalism`s shame
Published 27th Jun 2012
| Edited 12th Sep 2012
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Anonymous
27th Jun 2012 2:37am
I really liked this poem...as I have felt like a Gerbil or a Rat on the Wheel or Rat Race and spent money on things that were advertised, being invisibly conditioned as you pointed out...Very effective poem on the greedy capitalist....which is causing the problems we are now seeing world wide....
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Kitty
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Kitty
27th Jun 2012 2:40am
30th Jun 2012 2:39pm
whoa perhaps great minds do think a like!!!!!
this is great, i see we like our soapbox poems!!!!
this is great, i see we like our soapbox poems!!!!
30th Jun 2012 3:30pm
10th Jan 2013 7:56pm
