Random Poetry Time – part 1

February 5, 2009 by
Filed under: JJ's Fun House 

Another poem for those that read poetry.

(i don’t want to break it up so follow the link)

Then you die

by James B Schlessinger Jr.

Let the rush of consumption wash over you
Recline in the splendor of all that you own
Pockets full of gold
Take hold
Possession

Is this your purpose?
To acquire and harbor
To spend and purchase
Value the worthless
You live a lie

Consuming and disposing
Only to repeat
Your thirst is never complete

You sit there in your waste
Shameless gluttony, what is that taste?

Fill up
Your rooms
Only to get
More rooms
To fill

You live to work
And work to buy
And buy to satisfy
And satisfaction
Never comes
Then you die

Comments

2 Comments on Random Poetry Time – part 1

    2. Mike on Thu, 5th Feb 2009 7:57 pm

    Beautiful, but sad. For some reason, I especially like this stanza:
    Fill up
    Your rooms
    Only to get
    More rooms
    To fill

    It’s even beautiful to look at. Some kind of symmetry.

    By the way, on the first line you have “was” instead of “wash,” I think.

    3. JJ on Fri, 6th Feb 2009 4:08 am

    Thanks Mike.

    You were right, I fixed the word.

    This was one of those “put pen to paper and let it wander” moments.

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