the enslaught continues

how much further would this go
with an advertising budget?
with the backing of a company
whose monetary holdings rival small nations...

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click on "BickerBikes"



as i battle the law
i seek solace
in these tiny stories
movies in a moment
ceasing to care
what brand it is being pushed upon my brain
instead
a second of fiction
intersperced with this grey and raining reality

im wondering more
is there some way
if the products we pushed
were ones we could admire
if children werent left craving chips
if the poor knew nike couldnt save them
would these creations be valid again?

what difference is there
between these brands we crave
and the prayers sent to the gods above
each promising salvation
a higher calling
of capitalism

ad budgets launch directors
into the eyes of the mainstream
animators and writers
fed clothed and cared for
the pampered pets of some agencies
is this so terrible?
if creativity can be unleashed
without too many tethers
a marketplace of ideas
fantasy over the almighty dollar

where should regulations lie
upon the creative minds
or the products they tell tales of
why hamper the story
would we care that we were convinced
if we were convinced to do the greater good?

when recyling and education
have budgets as large as nestle
when the barriers between
products services and salvation
finally blur
and the good of the whole
comes to top of mind
at the top of the ladder
then il be able to stop
making excused for this career

until then
il hope
that america at least
will wake up and pay attention
to what they're buying and why
so im giving them choices
maybe changing their minds
but because they know more

ads assume democracy
democracy assumes an engaged and educated citizenship
engagement and education
when did we forget this part?



the brand could be anything
but the actions
they are true
the love of the game
the love of the dance
the feelings of power and joy
is it so terrible that they are captured
so horrifying the channeling of this
if they truely support the arts and the sport
perhaps we can forgive them
perhaps we should reward them







do they play for the fans
do they play for the sponsorship?
do they play to win and to score?
or perhaps...
...it really is just a game
the lines on the field
more transient than we imagine