Form Over Function

By TheUltimateOutlaw

We are not just
Suffering from an endemic of
Greed.
We are the host for the
Virus.

We want substitute documents
And a legal
Name change;
A clean credit report

And a cheaper heating bill.

Organic

Is only the hot new thing
Because
We are all so
Manufactured;

Still we’re spending plastic
Money
To buy a synthetic face.

Virtue is not
“Cool”;
It is a social

Faux pas.

So we cultivate our
Cynicism,
Since anything less than

Empty
Is
“Emo.”

We seek meaning in the lay
Of the
Paperclip spread,
And identity
On an envelope with no
Return address.

We don’t know the difference
Between
Living for the moment
And living
In it.

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© 2008 TheUltimateOutlaw
Published on Wednesday, November 5, 2008.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Leith Plunkett On Thursday, November 6, 2008, Leith Plunkett (239)By person wrote:

    awesome message. especially loved these lines(We don’t know the difference Between Living for the moment And living In it.) A message that we could all appreciate our life more

  • urbanhumility On Wednesday, November 5, 2008, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    such few words....they speak volumes..........well done

  • Moonflower On Wednesday, November 5, 2008, Moonflower (301)By person wrote:

    omg. yes, great write.

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