Supersize
tastelessly
laid on top of the stars and stripes
flag
just about says it all
an advert for KFC
wipe your hands with its infection
the greasy filthy muck mess
seeps into western world
the crushed protest it all
root beer and milk shakes
gun shots and bomb quakes
on the back of oil lakes
just about says it all
give me a root beer
give me dear uncle Sam
and atom bomb drop dram
and lay me down
like the chicken pieces
deep fried
KFC and burger king
grunge metal muck to sing
dollar bill and and all it brings
in invasions
stars and stripes
CBS hypes it up
Opra Winfrey tummy tuck
taught us all
subliminal television
polluted supersized and small
Pepsi cola lip smack tongue tied
commercialism
consumerism volleyball
pass it on then
American dream
lets have a piece of cheesecake pie
turn my country lane
into route 66 ecology die out
massive slathering monster machines
rocket pricks on the moon
whats it bring but dust
another lamp post to pee on if you must
make your mark
make your mark
you bullet hole in central park
you howling hyena bark
of war machinery
a laser beams
fast food outlet
burstin Jean seams
means greed
over consume
brush waste with broom
and bury
waste of time out of tune
with mother nature
evacuate spit out
gone off bottle of milk shake
delayed reaction splayed out
like a star shape your arms and legs
your dreary dregs of dwindling resources
your apocalyptic horses
ride with the autonomous
to do the dirty work the drones
the cordless phones connect
the sat nav guided shells
the imploding everlasting hell
on earth
stars and stripes for what its worth
no not thanks colonel sanders
no thanks maccy die
no thanks obesity
no thanks
not for me.
Anthony Emmerson
Mon 4th May 2009 14:00
Hi Pete,
Liked this one muchly. Not so much political as consumerist; a shout for individuality and choice, for the voice of the citizen being heard over the roar of commercial interest. Hate KFC - the cheapeast and cruellest methods to rear the most tasteless and un-nutritious food imaginable - so much so it has to be coated in chemicals to make it even remotely palatable (and addictive.) Reads well, nice one.
Regards,
A.E.