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Best Hedonic Poems


Hedonic Treadmill
Insatiable thirst and hunger
A bottomless materialistic pit
Always something for nothing
Prop your feet up; you’re the ****

Narcissist lazy behavior
Spoiled childish attitude
Snowflakes; everybody’s a winner
Except for people like me and you

They want it all
Dedicated to useless social tasks
Judgmental of others 
Sluggish and fat

Passion for wealth
Absence of worth
Fickleness...

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Categories: hedonic, america, conflict, social, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Hedonic Treadmill
What life is this when all is not enough?
Each goal achieved precurses one more need
And worldly goods, my bloated ego bluff,
Enslaving me in this sad selfish greed.

The thrill of each success soon flashes past.
Eyes focus then on some new gleaming prize,
Spurred on by hunger, it...

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Categories: hedonic, angst,
Form: Sonnet
Hedonic Treadmill
I need a newer, bigger, better, object of desire.
My friend has purchased just the thing and really stoked the fire.
I’ll work another shift to find the money it will cost.
And never give a single thought to memories I have lost.

But for a moment caught in...

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Categories: hedonic, desire, irony, self,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Hedonic hotspots
Pursuing more than a fair rightful need, 
Man, thou hast cornered every craven toy, 
Coveting vulture-like that grabs with greed, 
Indulging more, way far less to enjoy, 
Chasing false thrills on thy life’s every shore 
To gratify thy voracious desires, 
Fuelling around furious forest fires,...

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Categories: hedonic, desire,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry