FIBONACCI POETRY

VIRGINIA GOW

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Conspicuous Consumption.

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CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
1899
Veblem economic theory.
“ to display wealth and income”

Buy
more
to fill
the coffers
of the rich.
“You will never be good enough”
unless you have the clothes, hairstyles, cars, handbags, houses,
five bathrooms, two children, a cat, a dog, an albatross,
 a swinging lantern.
Insurance for your death, your house, your pet, your health, your car.
Buy latest phone, laptop, smart TV,
  Been photographed at
the Opera, has seen the latest movie, read the latest thriller, travelled around
the globe,
sniffed the coke,
drank the wine,
eaten blue oysters,
drank squid ink,
pigged on pork,
stuffed on steak,
veganic with vegies,
flown solo in a biplane, skippered a yacht, sped round
a race track in a red Ferrari,
been a Barbie on someone’s arm,
Slept in a palace,
Slept in a Laird’s room,
to impress or for snob value, or because it was
on offer.
 Slave to the common market,
bought and sold for a sparkle,
Always a new toy on offer.
Pick me,
now,
Wow!
Instant
gratification.

VGOW
28/10/19




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