Consumer
condemned to an abundance of stuff
I find a philosophical manner of life
like a fine fish kept in a glass of water
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sunday 28 May 1665.
Dave Bonta
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condemned to an abundance of stuff
I find a philosophical manner of life
like a fine fish kept in a glass of water
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sunday 28 May 1665.
The speaker describes being "condemned" to live among too many things, a word that makes plenty sound like a prison sentence. Instead of simply complaining, though, the speaker says this situation has led to "a philosophical manner of life." Having so much stuff, it seems, pushes a person to stop…
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