Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Commercial Time

Underwear to hold your leaks,
Meds with crazy names -
These are products touted
As I watch the Aussie games.

Homeowners’ insurance,
Make-up, cool expensive cars 
Advertised between the sets
Of vaccinated stars.

Scenes of lovely Melbourne
By commercial crews they’ve hired
Hoping that some tourists 
Will be well-enough inspired.

Since I can’t fast-forward,
Every ad I’m forced to see,
Although the target audience
Is certainly not me.

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Robert Johnson February 3, 2022 at 4:48 PM Especially those med commercials with so many side effects listed. I think I'd rather be afflicted by the symptoms it's trying to relieve.

Caren Krutsinger January 30, 2022 at 12:26 AM "every ad I'm forced to see" - ha! I swear every time my grandson is over here a tampon ad comes on, which embarrasses him.

Andrea Dietrich January 21, 2022 at 11:48 AM yes, I sure get that. I am glad I usually have shows recorded so I can fast forward these things!

Rico Leffanta January 21, 2022 at 10:16 AM I don't have cable TV, so an half-hour local newscast is filled with 18-minutes of commercials which is reason enough to shut off the TV. I can only imagine that somewhere in America are millions of Americans with nothing to do with their life but watch commercials? So no Vegemite ad to amuse you?