Poems about Consumerism
#consumerism
Poems about consumerism, the desire for individuals, and society as a whole, to consume products and services in ever-increasing quantities. Poems about consumerism includes poetry about brands and marketing, throw-away culture, packaging waste and the over-consumption and excessive production of goods.
brokentitanium
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Poem Published
16th Apr 2025 6:47pm
16th Apr 2025 6:47pm
A Day in the Life
I read the news today – oh boy
They “put the ass in astronaut”.
Bald villain’s pointless promo ploy –
fake feminism – greed is hot.
Distraction from the bad and worse
(I read the news today – oh boy)
With every article I curse
the evil forces that destroy.
With lies and trickery employed
they keep the masses meek with fear.
I read the news today – oh boy!
Keep quiet or you’ll disappear.
And still I sit with pen, in vain;
I want to write of peace and joy
But then I derail my own train – ...
They “put the ass in astronaut”.
Bald villain’s pointless promo ploy –
fake feminism – greed is hot.
Distraction from the bad and worse
(I read the news today – oh boy)
With every article I curse
the evil forces that destroy.
With lies and trickery employed
they keep the masses meek with fear.
I read the news today – oh boy!
Keep quiet or you’ll disappear.
And still I sit with pen, in vain;
I want to write of peace and joy
But then I derail my own train – ...
#consumerism
#despair
#freedom #greed
#freedom #greed
71 reads
6 Comments
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
10th Apr 2025 5:57am
10th Apr 2025 5:57am
people watching
I'm eating lunch in the mall
so far I've pissed off
a guy on a laptop
by sitting across from him
in the crowded seating area
and he got up in a huff
like he'd staked a claim
over the whole fucking booth
and I'd overthrown his peace
There's a white guy
at the next table over
dressed in a wool trench coat
over a button up shirt
long pants and boots
he has a collection of
classic literature
with clearance tags
clearly visible
He looks like a cross between
a Mormon
and a...
so far I've pissed off
a guy on a laptop
by sitting across from him
in the crowded seating area
and he got up in a huff
like he'd staked a claim
over the whole fucking booth
and I'd overthrown his peace
There's a white guy
at the next table over
dressed in a wool trench coat
over a button up shirt
long pants and boots
he has a collection of
classic literature
with clearance tags
clearly visible
He looks like a cross between
a Mormon
and a...
#consumerism
#PopCulture
74 reads
2 Comments
Isgyppie_
Poem Published
2nd Apr 2025 6:49pm
2nd Apr 2025 6:49pm
Space
There is so much space in this life
Have you tried to fill it?
Are you broken enough to?
They say: “What you need is already inside of you.”
But there’s an ad above the quote
What have you done with your space?
Is it small and full?
Does it mimic the feeling that your body makes
When your eyes are closed?
There’s so much space
Yet, we grab and pull
Don’t you know,
What you control?
Possession cannot save your soul.
Have you tried to fill it?
Are you broken enough to?
They say: “What you need is already inside of you.”
But there’s an ad above the quote
What have you done with your space?
Is it small and full?
Does it mimic the feeling that your body makes
When your eyes are closed?
There’s so much space
Yet, we grab and pull
Don’t you know,
What you control?
Possession cannot save your soul.
#consumerism
#SelfReflection
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2 Comments
Pishashee
Poem Published
15th Mar 2025 5:48am
15th Mar 2025 5:48am
14 years in the business
They come to my door,
warning me about shadows
walking among us,
They, homeless
innthe hood.
They want drugs
I suppose
Secretly,
They like meth,
They like crack,
anything that will make them
feel good again.
No body doing
no yard work today.
They walk up the block,
because they're not really
going anywhere.
Sometimes,
they live respectful lives.
warning me about shadows
walking among us,
They, homeless
innthe hood.
They want drugs
I suppose
Secretly,
They like meth,
They like crack,
anything that will make them
feel good again.
No body doing
no yard work today.
They walk up the block,
because they're not really
going anywhere.
Sometimes,
they live respectful lives.
#consumerism
#fate
#marijuana
#money
#nostalgia
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0 Comments
Cyndi_Moone
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2025 10:06pm
23rd Feb 2025 10:06pm
MONEY
MONEY
“Wishy-Washy” leafy green
Your deceptive lies are unforeseen
With your haughtiness of arrogance
You stand alongside God in attracting elegance.
Blinding the essence of life and reality of death
Fatally consuming every stride of one’s very breath
Root of pride – Root of lies
For you – everyone complies!
Even a saint may beam a thief
As you betray all to a life of grief!
When they become your captive prey
Yet, no one shuns you far away
“Wishy-Washy” faded green
Your warmth pricks...
“Wishy-Washy” leafy green
Your deceptive lies are unforeseen
With your haughtiness of arrogance
You stand alongside God in attracting elegance.
Blinding the essence of life and reality of death
Fatally consuming every stride of one’s very breath
Root of pride – Root of lies
For you – everyone complies!
Even a saint may beam a thief
As you betray all to a life of grief!
When they become your captive prey
Yet, no one shuns you far away
“Wishy-Washy” faded green
Your warmth pricks...
#consumerism
#money
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1 Comment
summultima
uma
uma
Poem Published
28th Jan 2025 8:45am
28th Jan 2025 8:45am
~cua cua
crabby
crustaceans parade
from highly salted
& pressurised mid-seas ..
inspired from the so
recent news …simmering
in bloodied human hunger..
towards
namesake summoned peace
treaties of the tricky capital..
wearing their trending
military-labelled terrorism ..
enroute the trading roguish
& pirating- the deadly silent Atlantic..
they had sumptuously drunk in their
quizzically coloured beverage.. that’s
ubiquitously smothering the seas
in nacreous rainbow
spills- those...
crustaceans parade
from highly salted
& pressurised mid-seas ..
inspired from the so
recent news …simmering
in bloodied human hunger..
towards
namesake summoned peace
treaties of the tricky capital..
wearing their trending
military-labelled terrorism ..
enroute the trading roguish
& pirating- the deadly silent Atlantic..
they had sumptuously drunk in their
quizzically coloured beverage.. that’s
ubiquitously smothering the seas
in nacreous rainbow
spills- those...
#animals
#CallToAction
#consumerism
#nature
#violence
132 reads
6 Comments
Maya404
Maya545
Maya545
Poem Published
26th Dec 2024 5:11am
26th Dec 2024 5:11am
Rant 2.0
I always used to watch youtube and stuff everytime I do something. But the thing is I started questioning everything on YouTube suggestions and I uncovered the blindsided part of YouTube for myself. The entertainment videos? Views and likes in millions. The educational lectures and full serious from even prestigious universities like MIT, yale, Columbia stays at max 900 views. It's quite embarrassing honestly. The rich, absurd vultures getting famous for the most insane things is honesty the worst thing I've ever seen.
We are the clowns of a circus and we choose to be so even after...
We are the clowns of a circus and we choose to be so even after...
#consumerism
#money
78 reads
2 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
15th Dec 2024 7:36pm
15th Dec 2024 7:36pm
Entitle(d)ment
Meanwhile in another (W)alternate universe...
And when the Great voice was heard over the loudspeakers
The declaration of a free society had been rightly proclaimed
So from the eccentric tycoon to the common job seeker
Money became an obsolete thing of dishonor and shame
In the cities everyone went into the streets to burn their bills
Stock had no more power or meaning from borrower to lender
For all across the globe leaders had picked up their quills
Making bartering and human kindness the new legal tender
And no matter the time...
And when the Great voice was heard over the loudspeakers
The declaration of a free society had been rightly proclaimed
So from the eccentric tycoon to the common job seeker
Money became an obsolete thing of dishonor and shame
In the cities everyone went into the streets to burn their bills
Stock had no more power or meaning from borrower to lender
For all across the globe leaders had picked up their quills
Making bartering and human kindness the new legal tender
And no matter the time...
#consumerism
#freedom
#LifeStruggles
155 reads
2 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
8th Dec 2024 1:26pm
8th Dec 2024 1:26pm
The things we need to do
These are the things we need to do in America:
Stop working for and buying from evil- this will take what some might call sacrifice, but we might call responsibility. Affecting bank accounts and profits is the only way to change some minds.
Start working for, buying from, and otherwise contributing to your community in as many ways as you can: volunteer, donate, bake and give locally and directly. Remove government, beaurocrocy and waste from what you give to and take from others.
Violence might help the process, but cannot stabilize us afterwards.
Stop working for and buying from evil- this will take what some might call sacrifice, but we might call responsibility. Affecting bank accounts and profits is the only way to change some minds.
Start working for, buying from, and otherwise contributing to your community in as many ways as you can: volunteer, donate, bake and give locally and directly. Remove government, beaurocrocy and waste from what you give to and take from others.
Violence might help the process, but cannot stabilize us afterwards.
#consumerism
#fear
#responsibility
149 reads
6 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
1st Dec 2024 9:02pm
1st Dec 2024 9:02pm
Your American Flag Was Made In China
The key to paradise was made in China.
30% of the worlds manufacturing is made in China as of 2023.
Second is the United States at only 15%.
Here are the reasons why:
Lower Wages
Chinese Labor
No Unions
A Massive Labor Pool
Horrible working conditions
Governmental Interest in Industrial Policy
Many industrial clusters
Currency Manipulation
Fewer workplace regulations
Less Oversight concerning pollution
Taxes
No workers comp insurance
Dumping
Neomercantilism
Lower quality goods and...
30% of the worlds manufacturing is made in China as of 2023.
Second is the United States at only 15%.
Here are the reasons why:
Lower Wages
Chinese Labor
No Unions
A Massive Labor Pool
Horrible working conditions
Governmental Interest in Industrial Policy
Many industrial clusters
Currency Manipulation
Fewer workplace regulations
Less Oversight concerning pollution
Taxes
No workers comp insurance
Dumping
Neomercantilism
Lower quality goods and...
#consumerism
#corruption
#job
#politics
#power
125 reads
6 Comments
rickthepoetwarrior
Poem Published
29th Nov 2024 6:45am
29th Nov 2024 6:45am
In The Headlights
Black Friday's here
Let's all give cheer
To smell of fear
Don't miss out dear
Let's all give cheer
To smell of fear
Don't miss out dear
#consumerism
84 reads
1 Comment
rickthepoetwarrior
Poem Published
24th Nov 2024 10:53pm
24th Nov 2024 10:53pm
Kill All Cats
It's still bugging me
Bloody cat food
Should I direct my anger
At cat food
Why not?
My food contains
Processed – May contain – Warning
My cat's food
“Biologically Appropriate Nutrients”
“Specially Selected”
“All Natural”
Bloody cats!
Bloody cat food
Should I direct my anger
At cat food
Why not?
My food contains
Processed – May contain – Warning
My cat's food
“Biologically Appropriate Nutrients”
“Specially Selected”
“All Natural”
Bloody cats!
#consumerism
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