Comparisons are unerring things at worst;
Every common ore yielded for shinier gold,
And tepid junkets given up in apt forfeiture
For tolerably pricier carats unsullied stored.
Far less treasured lots perpetually stand
In shrouded paths to more pleasing deal,
And more often than not emit lures bland
To fade jollities owners of finer gems feel.
Prudent choosers are harder to hoodwink;
They're grateful to know how to swiftly tell
Vast variance between wee penny's worth
And huger wads quiet past old minas' kink.
They're merrier types closer to Midas lips;
Smarter-thinking pickers noted with strips
Of fair Fortune's higher turns beyond taste,
Loftier than Fancy's dreams and her haste.
With comparative logic one never can err,
Since brighter minds cheap choices abhor.
Categories:
pricier, allegory, allusion, character, encouraging,
Form: Didactic
In college I wore overalls
And loved the way they felt
When hanging loose or even better,
Tightened with a belt.
The Army/Navy store was where
I bought them, very cheap.
They lasted many years until
They got too old to keep.
But that has now been rectified
For I have had the urge
To buckle on some overalls;
Today I made the splurge.
Much pricier than they once were
But denim nonetheless
And in the mirror was a grin
I couldn’t quite suppress.
I left my twenties long ago
And youthfulness I lack
But in my brand-new overalls
It feels like going back.
Categories:
pricier, clothes, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Why
do we
chain labels
to others
to be read
deleted products
on shelves
stagnant
not worth
the cost
reduced for
a bargain
Who's to say
It's the price
we pay
feeling better
and superior
with illusions
that labeling
ourselves
pricier
will catch
profits
but when
scanned
the worth
is similar
comparable
with
the other
we are
no better
what we chain
with a label
we ourselves
are chained
in ignorance
with a hefty
price tag
attached
and no
buyers
of our
worthless
labels
chained
to ourselves
Categories:
pricier, character, culture, symbolism,
Form: Free verse