Under the Impression
Family values
Cause what the world needs
is more agonised love poetry
written by teenagers;
it needs more fundraising chocolates
and "meal" deals with nuggets, chips and watery drinks.
It needs more four-wheeled drives with stickers
of stick-figure families celebrating
shiny, happy stereotypes
in height order;
more cupcakes with icing outweighing the cake
and a series of educational, battery operated
excuses never to talk to you children.
Yes and our world needs more zip-lock bags
and scented bin liners, disposable cups and hair products
with more beads and mirrors and the odd dose of Valium.
We all need iplods and iworks and iwant,
ineed and maybe even iscrew
to buy at our sales for end of financial year,
post Christmas in December, July and at least ten other months
and greeting-card rhymes
for those one-size fits all
meaningful moments
between contractions: the miracle of life
all to welcome another consumer.
is more agonised love poetry
written by teenagers;
it needs more fundraising chocolates
and "meal" deals with nuggets, chips and watery drinks.
It needs more four-wheeled drives with stickers
of stick-figure families celebrating
shiny, happy stereotypes
in height order;
more cupcakes with icing outweighing the cake
and a series of educational, battery operated
excuses never to talk to you children.
Yes and our world needs more zip-lock bags
and scented bin liners, disposable cups and hair products
with more beads and mirrors and the odd dose of Valium.
We all need iplods and iworks and iwant,
ineed and maybe even iscrew
to buy at our sales for end of financial year,
post Christmas in December, July and at least ten other months
and greeting-card rhymes
for those one-size fits all
meaningful moments
between contractions: the miracle of life
all to welcome another consumer.