You'Re So Bourgeois




You’re so bourgeois,
it ain’t materialistically funny
You’re so smug, lady LaDeda — 
you’re a maven for making money
Always turning your nose up,
and looking down 
at poor, working class people
Thinking you’re better than most everyone else 
because of what you got
You’re so bourgeois,
I hope that Dom Perigon don’t give you gut rot
You’re so smarmy, lady cougar — 
you believe your own press, that you’re some big shot
But you’re not
You’re just that same bratty little kid,
whose nose was always dripping with snot
Somewhere along the way in life,
you came across a piece of money ... 
now you think you’re so bourgeois
Class is more than a custom car,
honor is more than a huge house
True success is not measured 
by how much is in a bank account
But you still don’t understand,
do you, lady Bourgeois —  
money can only take you so far,
before it drops you 
into a river of cash flow funk
Riches got wings 
that can fly away,
sending you back into poverty
Such an empty feeling,
ain’t it Bourgie lady ...
No green got you turning so gray
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Medders Tobechi Avatar
September 11, 2017 at 8:09 PM
Like this one. I know lots of them esp around here.
Kannan Avatar
September 10, 2017 at 7:54 AM
Well said Freddie... Great message in this short write...
Gupta Avatar
September 10, 2017 at 12:48 AM
That such a richly humorous write is possible centred around a stark truth is somewhat unbelievable ... Great ... Thanks for liking my ANGELS ...
Duet Avatar
September 9, 2017 at 10:47 PM
Wow Freddie! lol She's a bad mama jama, huh? Love it!
Rodrigues Avatar
September 9, 2017 at 9:05 PM
Truly, money is but an illusion that can disappear, with a crash. Better to depend on God, if you must have your head in the clouds. Nice one!
Sands Avatar
September 9, 2017 at 10:16 AM
Such important and impressive points made in this poem Freddie, the prominent turning point, class, honor, true success part of the poem. Well done! I hope all is well for you :)
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