they replaced
fiscal responsibility
with fear of missing out
tricking the populace
into buying things
to hold onto
knowing they won’t
have time to enjoy it
but the panic of not
being included
renders all sense
unnecessary

it isn’t about
the experience
it’s about being
part of the herd
chasing whatever
is deemed hot
while forgetting
the last eight
impulse buys
which have now
lost their luster

they replaced the
carrot with trends
that way they can
charge you to get
sick while farming
out the cures for
a healthy profit
and we stockpile
merchandise with
no expiration date
rather than have
anyone think that
we weren’t hip enough