Plastic

Plasticby William Manchee

They came from everywhere Over here and over there The mail, the phone the mall Unsolicited, one and all Get them one, two or ten Don’t wait—pick up the pen It’s a simply wonderful game All you do is sign your name Now jump for joy, and yell, hooray! Cause baby they’re on their way Dillards, Penneys to name a few Visa, Mastercard and Amex Blue You can live the American dream Stand up now and let out a scream Buy it now, no money down You’ve got credit all over town Sit back and watch your dreams come true Don’t worry only pennies due For Moses it was manna provided by the Lord No need to sit around the house so bored Now its silver, gold and platinum too Macy’s, Sears to name just two Cars, clothes, a ten day cruise Gambling, clubs and lots of booze You’ve got it all and then some more Until the bills flood in the door It cannot be, I didn’t spend that much Just a few odds and ends and such Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-four Interest, interest, bills galore Oh my God, it’s all a scam To steal my life, I’m in a jam Collectors call day and night, My balances are out of sight I can’t sleep or think Go to work, eat or drink My lover scorns me, yells and screams God, what happened to my dreams? Letters come demanding blood, Tears from my face do flood My lovers’s gone, couldn’t take the heat I’m hear alone, tired and beat Is all that’s left bankruptcy? What was my sin? Idolatry I see it now, clear as glass I fell in love with cold, hard cash Visa, Mastercard, Amex Blue Lucifer got his due
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This poem is very interesting. It is definately a modern day poem and although i do not spend money like this yet, i have seen many people act like this. I liked this poem because it had a fun rythem and it was an interesting topic. It is true. We all spend money and when its gone, we realize our mistakes we did with it. There is a lot of end rhyme in this poem and it has a beat that makes you want to keep readin it until the end. I had problems putting the lines the same way it was on the page i copied it from, so you can go to the sight to see the stanzas and end rhymes more clearly.