Dear You and My Love, It Has a Price by A.E. Cox DEAR YOU I. Enforcer of false needs, there you are And here-- the child's mind you do taint (Man ip u la tion.) Harvesting young minds with soil bitter and dry. She must be this way, he must be that Buy me, buy me or riducule! contempt! The purr of audio, the flash of video Captivate (consume), Dance, little puppets-- dance! dance! Vroom of Hot Wheels, Wink of Barbie's eye Enveloped into an industry of lies II. It can flip, fly, vanish and spin And cries are heard from small lips: "Mommy, please!" Fantastical, magical-- A seduction so sweet Sweet as innocence of young blood & mind They take in jingles with delight and Hum the tune with each skip, Fill up their Christmas lists Morale: Fill Here. Injected-- it leaves deep wounds on delicate sk in MY LOVE, IT HAS A PRICE pink, red, white & cinnamon pretty please, take this conventional heart carved with conventional words as a love token where would we be without heart-shaped candy & overpriced roses? love is like... it's like... look! a herd of brides. what a coincidence. be mine. be yours. kneel down to corporate whores. « BACK |