More of the Same


Replicated news diet,
it don't ever change
Every day they feed us
more and more of the same

Smirking politicians
with greedy, covetous eyes
Make us more empty promises,
using the same old fake lies

Wall Street suit hustlers
selling the stolen American dream,
want more people to naively invest
in the same failed pyramid scheme

Experts and authorities
with fancy titles next to their name,
use recycled sound bytes ...
suggesting only more of the same

Prosperity peddling preachers
say for twenty bucks they can heal your poverty pain
But I've sniffed that snake oil incense before,
and it smells like more of the same

Entrepreneurial cult spirits
marketing pagan electronic games
Have converts in idol-making factories,
mass producing more of the same

As the sun rises each day,
and the four seasons change
I'm sure the next generation
will see even more of the same
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Dietrich Avatar
February 1, 2017 at 3:22 PM
and on and on and on it goes .What a shame. you got that right, my friend!!!
Lamoureux Avatar
January 31, 2017 at 11:04 PM
Right on Freddie!
Wolf Avatar
January 31, 2017 at 7:25 PM
RW, I think you may know too much! You are definitely nobodies fool! Great write mate!
Y. Avatar
January 31, 2017 at 6:43 PM
Hi Freddie, I agree with this truthful. Well said and well done:-)Alexis
Green Avatar
January 31, 2017 at 10:49 AM
Hopefully the next generation or the one after that will wise up and make the changes needed. But, it does start now with us, the example we set now will eventually (hopefully) filter down. Nicely expressed my friend.
Sands Avatar
January 31, 2017 at 10:38 AM
Yes, Freddie, the negative news cycle shows a lot. Well done.
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