pre-packaged products

El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
edited December 2004 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
following the line, never daring to stray an inch
he might as well have been asleep
afraid to speak, too afraid to even pursue his own thoughts
it had been far too long since he even had an independent one
standing in line waiting to buy a personality
never fidning himself, instead clinging to the fleeting image of what is accepted
the image the advertising agencies and marketing execs had decided upon this season
glanicng from side to side
hoping to catch a glimpse of what is safe to be, what is accepted to think
straining his ears to hear what the new catch phrase will be
what fashionable trend shall he reinvent himself as this year?
"This is me, I'm original!!!"
screams the mass marketed, pre-packaged choir
Originality shouldn't come wih a catchy slogan or catch phrase attached to it
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
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