Let it Be

Just poking a little fun.........

I'm suffering a mid-life crisis

as some of you might guess

my world is just in shambles

and my head is quite a mess

 

and everywhere that I might go

I'm faced with media shite

to buy their stupid products

and believe their insane hype

 

are you ready for my ranting?

no, you shall not make me stop

they want my wallet and my mind

they beg for me to shop!

 

wrinkles are unsightly

we must be smoothed and plumped

bovine, equine injection sites

those chemicals are dumped

 

they'll fill me with their bondo

paralyze my brow

saline b***s or silicone

it doesn't matter now

 

 

crows feet, hooked beak

won't you let me be?

can't I just be left alone

completely chemical free?

 

there's pump up bras for those that fall

those girls must rise again

media hype is killing us

it's time to raise my pen!

 

fat-free dressing underwear

thanks to Maiden-form

tummy flattering wonders

to make your muffin top conform

 

not content to stay above the belt

they've now gone marching down

invaded my sweet delta

it's the talk of all the town

 

seems Brown Betty's in the box

for God's sake let her be!

won't be middle age that does it

but the cures that will kill me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I work in retail. Woman have a million choices to look younger. I wonder sometimes do they work? I like aging myself. Youth had it time. Good to understand life and know what you need and want. I like the description in the poem. I watch woman in the make-up aisles. Like looking for a miracle. I tell young people. Don't smoke. Cigarettes will slowly cook your face. No weakness in the fun poem to read. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[AYVID N]

Lorena...wow! I feel it's about me! Written with humor but You are speaking of things so real! So well written. And yes its time we lifted the pen for ourselves and aginst those who prey on our insecurties. A remarkable poem. Thank you for sharing.

[LA Lorena]

thanks for reading!

[Leslie Philibert]

I don´t suffer from a mid-life crisis, more ( at my age ) an end-life crisis....
A fine poem full of truth, a shout at the way we look at things these days. Good job.

[LA Lorena]

thank you Leslie. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Distant horizons]

Much more eloquent than my own current crisis of just waking up, and for the bit inbetween going back to bed, just shouting "aaaarrggh" with a pained and confused look on my face.
Won't even ask what brown bettys are. Think i'll just remain blissfully unaware :-)

[Frieda P]

Now, that's funny Lorry ;-)

[Distant horizons]

:-)

[LA Lorena]

I can explain it to you if you like Lorry. I was not too sure how many people would "get" that particular reference.

[Distant horizons]

yes please :-)

[LA Lorena]

Brown Betty is a fairly new product. It is a hair colouring product designed for use on pubic hair. It is specially formalated to cover those stubborn grey hairs.

[Distant horizons]

Lol. Over here they have a hair colourant called just for men and i always swore never to use it until there was a smaller botttle beside it called just for pubes :-)

[Frieda P]

hahaha, never heard of that stuff, really??

[Distant horizons]

Ehm, what if your bettys werent brown to begin with :-)

[LA Lorena]

really. I have not had cause to research thoroughly, but I believe it comes in different colours.

[Distant horizons]

Oooh, Note to self. Why is the only trhing in my head right now, the words "green Bettys"? :-)

[LA Lorena]

LMAO!

[Distant horizons]

:-)

[Salar Majak]

damn! this is good, really really really good,rant all you want hun we're here for you, this is a real solid thing to talk about,and a really beautiful way to put it too!

[LA Lorena]

glad you enjoyed, and stopped by.

[Sheila Kline]

I love it...........we can be "shake and baked", turned inside out, moved up, turned down, but we are who we are inside and that's what matters to me!! Give me some of the cures, but not all of the cures......lol
You have hit the "remake" frenzy sensation head on!!

[LA Lorena]

thanks, glad that you enjoyed it!

[Aidz]

Interesting to see where peeps went on their comments with this, espousing this n that, damming them and the others, I wonder where the mirror went....

nicely hand grenaded once again LA

ps yr surgical scar is showing ;P

[LA Lorena]

I like hand grenades, cuz they blow up stuff. I like the mess and explosions.

[Aidz]

I prefer feathers myself

[LA Lorena]

I can see you in a feather boa Aidz. ;)

[Aidz]

Dam is the webcam on again

[LA Lorena]

ROFLMAO!

[Aidz]

I shouldnt stand up should I!!

[LA Lorena]

not unless you want to be known for more than your poetry on this site. ;)

[Aidz]

Oh its not one of those sites then dammmm

[C.R.Turner]

Amusing and quirky, but on a serious note, false ideal standards, consumerism and media hysteria are causing real bodily harm to you and me, the planet around us, and unspeakable cruelty to animals.

Consumerism will end some day. It's just a matter if it ends before we do. Sorry, but you hit my unfunny bone with this topic! :)

[LA Lorena]

hey, written in a tongue in cheek fashion, but the sentiments expressed are real. It's everywhere, it's becoming normalized to be fake and full of chemicals and pills. and we are raising the next generation to believe and buy into it, and the false standards of what is perfect.

[Sethnicity]

Nice.. I love how you put a humorous spin on something you and I prolly deplore about society!

[LA Lorena]

thanks for stopping by and reading! glad you enjoyed it.

[Acron 4]

There just doing there little part for the American free enterprise system. Thank God for America.........Great read......Thanks for sharing

[SparrowSong]

I rant about this all the time. If the cures don't kill you, you will go broke trying to keep up with it all. Every time I start to feel this way, I take a look at some that have had the injections one too many times, and I appreciate that my smile is real...and not plastic and frozen.

I absolutely love this!