The brand you buy

sorenbarrett

Curtain rings and finer things tell a person's class
Calluses never seen in palaces are viewed as crass
Cheap perfume is given a maid's broom by the upper crust
Purchased beauty is the rich's duty an obligation of lust

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  • Demar Desu

    Love the rhyming you came in with here, and the line calluses never never see in palaces… TOUGH

    • sorenbarrett

      Thank you Demar for the read and supportive words they are highly valued

    • orchidee

      Ohh, buying thing (again, or at any time of year?) that we neither need nor want?! Good write SB.

      • sorenbarrett

        Thanks Orchi, it is that time of year again and just the thought of it sends shivers up my spine and causes me to grab my pocket with a death grip on my wallet. The merging of capitalism and religion

      • Katie B.

        Love "Purchased beauty is the riches duty." Nice write SB.

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you Katie for the review of this piece. Your kind words are most appreciated

        • Friendship

          The poem explores the social divide between the wealthy and the working class, highlighting how material possessions and outward appearances are used to delineate class status. It critiques the superficiality of wealth and the obligations that come with it, suggesting that true value lies beyond materialism.

          • sorenbarrett

            Thank you Friendship for the read and interpretation. Yes it does indeed. I am an apostate capitalist disillusioned by its false values. Call me old and silly but all that glitters isn't gold. I appreciate your kind words

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            Soren, this reads as a critique of class performance itself. Objects, scent, and surface become moral signals, while real work is dismissed as vulgar. It’s sharp, controlled, and unapologetic in what it names. Powerful and a fave for sure. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

            • sorenbarrett

              Thank you so much Tristan for your read and interpretation which is right on. It is appreciated.

              • Tristan Robert Lange

                You are most welcome, my friend!

              • Jerry Reynolds

                A fine write, sorenbarrett.
                To stay afloat
                Some take a plane
                Others a boat
                For me, a quatrain

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you Jerry for your read and comment it is always most appreciated

                • Lorenz

                  I never forget to give her due to the cleaning lady at the Martinez ! Question of class ...

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thanks Lorenz for the review and for the due to the cleaning lady. Its appreciated

                  • Goldfinch60

                    The most valuable thing that you can give to anybody is your time. Good write soren.

                    Andy

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Indeed it is so Andy. Thank you for taking yours it is most appreciated

                    • Doggerel Dave

                      Charity shops keep me sartorially elegant....

                      • sorenbarrett

                        Thanks Dave your words are appreciated and yes I have shopped them as well.

                        • Doggerel Dave

                          Had a feeling you might....

                          • sorenbarrett

                            I'm not proud even though I don't put my picture on the site (of course few do)

                            • Doggerel Dave

                              I will when I've had a groom and put on that spiky collar I purchased from the Red Cross the other week.

                            • xTattooingPaperx

                              Holy smokes! Talk about word play... Evenly metered with assonance in every line. I especially love "purchased beauty...". Quite a take on life itself and so true

                              • sorenbarrett

                                Thank you so much for the read and your comment it is very important to me and most valued

                                • xTattooingPaperx

                                  Certainly my pleasure:)

                                • Kiri Noa

                                  A beautiful take on the class divide and the obligatory slavery of the upper crust. Great job 👍.

                                  • sorenbarrett

                                    Thank you so much for the read and the comment it means a lot



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