Those people selling
Hoodia, 'the life-changing
appetite suppressant'
on the Internet
in a thousand nonsensically
or misleadingly titled e-mails
bring up in me
the Protestant Ethic,
even though I'm not a Protestant.
'You people think
you can get something for nothing! '
shouts a loud voice in my head,
though I have to admit
there's a smaller voice
echoing that one with
'Well, can you? '
Conflict between ones beliefs and the real world. Temptation Max, where would we be without? A very amusing and astute piece my friend.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Oh, my! How I agree with Denis Joe - temptation, thy name is Hoodia-winked. Love that title by the way, but don't we all dream this dream - something for nothing. Let me see - Jack and the Beanstalk, maybe.