The Land of Lip Service
Either
a searing indictment of
contemporary American society
or
just a bit of fun!
*******
They seem to have forgotten common courtesy,
'Have A Nice Day!' rings so hollow, it's a shame;
they're mired in mediocrity
and no one ever, ever takes the blame.
Overweight and under-nourished,
over-sexed and under-intellectual,
they preen and pose their way to
self-importance, perpetually ineffectual.
They clutch desperately on to their perceptions,
their DVD's and plasma TV screens;
they're rushing blindly to the brink of self-destruction,
never caring for a moment what life means.
I'll have a cup of tea and read Jane Austen,
self-righteous, showing smug English reserve,
and laugh at all their cheesy indiscretions
while I cheer their unimaginable nerve!
Copyright © Keith Bickerstaffe | Year Posted 2008
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