Water

Midnight musings

I was up last night with my own thoughts as company

Is that a wise thing to do in this state of insanity

 

I have not lost my mind, if that is what you thought

I sit here looking at the water that has to be bought.

 

What was once free

we have to pay

steamed

sparkling

purified

distilled

from a glade

 

The taste is off

I have to laugh

It should have no taste at all

inside my glass

 

We pay for the bottle

We pay for the glass

We pay for the wrapper

We pay out our a*s

 

What have we done to something that is free

Water does not taste as pure as it can be

 

In return to appease the masses
they put it in pretty colored glasses
you receive five cent a bottle on its return
You paid $1.08 cents as if you have money to burn.

 

Reviews

[Green]

Having to pay for water is always so frustrating. I'm not that old, but I can remember a time when you could get water for free and you only had to pay for anything that wasn't water. It's almost amusing (in the sense that you either laugh or you cry) about all the ways they try to convince you that their water is worth whatever you're paying for it. "It's the tears of archangel Gabriel himself", do these people really believe some of this stuff?

[Fia Naturie]

Thank you for reading this. I was sitting looking at my bottled water and I thought about this.

[emipoemi]

Yop, water has become a monopolized commodity and it's wtf!? the humour here is brilliant, and the satirical nature simply adds to the experience, because, again, wtf!!!!? Why are we needing to pay for water!? Because Man polluted the sources and some greedy guts invented a way to purify it to sell back to the masses. Come freaking on! Water is for everyone! And you express all that here with a good watery flow at that. Water no longer tastes pure....because ol' greedy guts likes green too much. Quite enjoyed this. The ending may be a tad confusing as to what exactly you're trying to say with it (may also need a little more punch), but it's a nice addition; a nice coda. Well done overall!

[Fia Naturie]

How is
In return to appease the masses
they put it in pretty colored glasses
you receive five cent a bottle on its return
You paid $1.08 cents as if you have money to burn.

Thank you for commenting

[emipoemi]

much better! Always happy to help.

[Relic]

I save the faucet water in a big glass bottle and stick it in the refrigerators.

I used to drink out of the plastic bottles. Recently, I was listening to the radio and heard about - get this - a UK medical journal that reported microplastics in dead men's testicles. I kid you not.

I'll never pay for water in plastic bottles again. :)

[Fia Naturie]

Omg that is crazy. Glass it is. Thank you for reading and sharing