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Consumer Confidence

We got what you need

By Karyn ZenPublished 9 years ago • 1 min read

Consumer life, we got what you need

Consumer mind, all you need is greed

Consumer clock, there's no time for sleep

Consumer highs, now you're six feet deep

After work, there's nothing left to save

Mortgage payments toward an early grave

The lifestyle you want is what we sell

Bricks to build a more comfortable Hell

Consumer sound, the register rings

Consumer god, the miracle stings

Consumer mouth, you say what we say

Shut up, sit down, plug-in and obey

Listen to the image on your screen

You can't stop this seduction machine

Come get your piece of this fearful feast

Throw us your children to feed this beast.

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Karyn Zen

I am a sometime writer, sometime reader. I'm part-time goof-off, part-time student of the world. I don't profess anything special except that I was here & I shared parts of my life with others through words.

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    Written by Karyn Zen