*Discouraged, I silently wait-
Anticipate the cultivation
of a new surrogate
slowly weighing down
the corporate weights
Generations have died
We need not new worshipers-
Though we preach and preach
of new ways of life
The articulation of a stealthy
misguided population
Rooted deviously within our realm
Subliminal dis-figuration
is cognitively calloused
Deeply punctured inside
the root of our thickly stems-
This, the way of the world
The capital effect
Leaves one hungry, starving-
and dastardly thirsting for more
A consumerist mind-set
Correlates abruptly
with this generation of
"non-thoughtful thinkers"
Consumption of supply
Regurgitating of demand
Are we senseless-
Or just sensible
in cultivating this disheveled war
on our possessions
possessing the rights of man?
Are we grasping at this
misconceived dream
That we can live long and dream
the dreams we feel we're destined
to achieve?
We are the result of the
reality we create and strive
to be
Don't be a commercial-
Be your own documentary
© 2014 Christina Jackson*
Jan 24, 2014
Jan 24, 2014 at 12:44 AM UTC
*Discouraged, I silently wait-
Anticipate the cultivation
of a new surrogate
slowly weighing down
the corporate weights
Generations have died
We need not new worshipers-
Though we preach and preach
of new ways of life
The articulation of a stealthy
misguided population
Rooted deviously within our realm
Subliminal dis-figuration
is cognitively calloused
Deeply punctured inside
the root of our thickly stems-
This, the way of the world
The capital effect
Leaves one hungry, starving-
and dastardly thirsting for more
A consumerist mind-set
Correlates abruptly
with this generation of
"non-thoughtful thinkers"
Consumption of supply
Regurgitating of demand
Are we senseless-
Or just sensible
in cultivating this disheveled war
on our possessions
possessing the rights of man?
Are we grasping at this
misconceived dream
That we can live long and dream
the dreams we feel we're destined
to achieve?
We are the result of the
reality we create and strive
to be
Don't be a commercial-
Be your own documentary
© 2014 Christina Jackson*
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