born into
the Pepsi Generation
taught to Just Do It
Be all that I can be
I was told
I could have the whole
world on a platter
but so many
choices can paralyse
What are you hungry for
when you don't know what
you're hungry for?
undisciplined, glutted
with too much
that was never
enough
now my constant
prayer is
bleed me dry
to desire more of You
hanging out with Brian and the poets slinging slogans
sometimes we get our stomach a bit ill because of the many choices we seem to have - but do we really - great metaphor and looking at that pic.. i'm getting hungry now...smiles
ReplyDeletethat is a powerful prayer...but one of humility...we dont need much of what we have and just have it for what? we were sold a broken product....
ReplyDeleteThis is true of food but also of so many things!
ReplyDeleteJust do it seems to be the popular slogan of the day. I love your take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Reminds me of St. Augustine's "Our hearts are restless, Lord, and they are restless until they rest in thee." (Something like that!)
ReplyDeleteThere are many kinds of hungers for sure, and often there is nothing earthly that can satiate that hunger. I do like the prayerfulness at the end...the right approach for dealing with a certain hunger.
ReplyDeleteOnly if we all allow ourselves to become our own masters and not get entranced by the platter of these brands.
ReplyDeleteGood message of consuming as much as you need.
I liked the way you added the brand names and their catchphrases. Interesting read!
A wonderful write, a beautiful prayer. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
You piety, whelped in Uganda, reaches out to the rogues & pariahs & free thinkers among us; your poetry sings and bends both ways like a contortionist; thanks for the prayer & the poem.
ReplyDeleteThat we have become undisciplined, glutted with too much, I agree ~ The world is our platter but how we make use of it is another story ~ Love the ending verse ~
ReplyDeleteTo have the world on a platter..hmmm..depends on what is being served..sometimes our eyes are bigger than our stomachs..I like the hope in the end..
ReplyDeleteWorld on a platter with food galore! But one often gets bombarded with choices which make things difficult and even expensive. Nicely!
ReplyDeleteHank
Fascinating
ReplyDelete"slinging slogans" - made me smile.
ReplyDeleteYes, these slogans are a dangerous weapon. 'Just do it' - without consideration for others or the consequences of the action. So many of them are an insiduous use of language. Well done.
Hey..any chance of you reconsidering the word verification? It is so hard to decypher. Try comment moderation to see if that would suit.
Ah.. those choices... isn't that way to much sometimes. and sometimes it's just too much..
ReplyDeleteWorld on a platter certainly could be replaced with manure. No matter how. Even when you make great choices. People are not really that, which they or we think they seem to be. Free will. No one is truly humble. There was only
ReplyDelete'The One'.
I really liked the ending on this:
ReplyDeletenow my constant
prayer is
bleed me dry
to desire more of You
Nice one!
Really like this post.
ReplyDeleteCreative, HisFirefly. :) "...to desire more of you." Hmm, good stuff.
ReplyDeleteRe your comment on my post "Restoring romance in a Rushed and Running World," those simple relaxed moments breathe peace and renewal deep into me. You too?
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