Utility and Futility

I think there's a beauty in utility

And I think that in beauty, there's futility

We praise the painted canvas

And take toilet paper for granted

But I'm pretty confident when I say

There's only one of those you really needed today.

We work so hard for aesthetics, the metric of fools.

We strive so hard to hold attention, instead of holding tools.

Too often we praise the product, and not the corresponding work.

And that's how shortcuts are made. How halfassing is birthed.

And when we wash our faces when the work is done

we should take pride when our hands are scrubbing off grime.

Instead of just feeling the relief of taking up makeup.