The Thing About Things
I need that dress
To fix this mess
of a life I've chosen to live
Oh, what I'd give to have that car That face
That space
I'll race
To get those things The things my friend has Those shoes That couch That painting
That address Of course, of course! That will fix this mess
Besides, if I don't
Things will keep coming up in my feed
Reminding me
Of what I don't have Of things I should need So, I work harder
Longer hours
Hustle
To get those shoes That couch That painting That address While those things fill the space around me Making more of a mess But then I'll see other things Lotions Potions Cremes
and dreams That if I just "buy now" will finally make me happy Because by now, I should be happy, right?
But happiness doesn't come in an Amazon box And the real hustle
Is in the things that are sold to us To weigh us down
Disguise the mess Keep us in distress
Quiet Too busy Too dizzy To think Working harder Longer hours To only end up further away from happy So, my wish is for us all to lighten the load Slow the scroll See the click as a trick And know that some things just aren't worth having

Photo Credit: Andrew McEvoy - Skala Eressos, Lesvos Greece