Can't Live Without It

Its not enough to tell someone
that you need this or that
like some of the foods we eat
which certainly makes us fat.

We are bombarded by ads
of industries who wish to sell
so they create a need in us
as if they had cast a spell.

We crave soft drinks or beer
a hardy breakfast to start the day.
Bacon or ham, eggs and toast
desires which never fade away.

Can't get along without that car
fancy and shiny, spanking brand new.
Millions of dollars spent to sway the minds
of as many people like me and you.

It is easy to make our mind's think
the ideas which fill our soul's crave
are actually thoughts born within us
tho we are today's ad slaves.

Advertisers of pharmaceuticals
send us to doctors for ailments not real
while clothing manufacturers
help us drive up our charge card bill.

Can't live without this or maybe that
it becomes our newest craving goal.
Making me wonder at what point
all this waste will finally grow old.

Half the folks on my block
suffer from lactose over dose.
Their bodies can't digest milk
but they crave it the most.

They eat rare beef dripping in blood
then take antacids like it was candy.
No thought as to how hard it is on the body
the beef industry says thats just dandy.

We are slaves to public relations firms
which produce ads to raise our desires
for everything from food to clothes
to outside pits in which to build fires.

If we took the time to research
it would blow the fibers of our mind
to discover many of our thoughts
are produced thru an advertising find.

We pay too much for horrible coffee
served in a lousy plastic or paper cup.
Then we complain the environment
is just too fast being used up.

We want all we can get our hands on
forever swayed by visions of the ad
Yet we rarely stop to think if we
could get along with what we had.

Must be brand new to raise pleasure
that stormy need within to belong
sending manufacturers dancing to the bank
singing that profitable song.

Let's all give some thought
before allowing the next craving's start
and save some money in the long run
while we ease the pressure to our heart.

Del Cano 2007 July