The 'Poem A Day' Project ~ Day 269 Poem by Flying Lemming

Buy, buy, buy
Don’t ask why

The glittering prizes on the TV
You can own them all easily
Take out another loan from me
Thrifty is a word we don’t use

Shiny products at every turn
I hope that you will never learn
Not to spend more than you earn
And have to pay your dues

A new games system, clean and bright
A meal out and drinks every night
Brainwashed to think you have the right
To live beyond your pay

Spend what you can’t afford to do
Soon wolves will be hounding you
Taking things both old and new
‘Til it’s all been taken away

Be careful what you spend
Everyone pays in the end