sell-out

is it possible

to sell out if one never

cared in the first place? 

Author's Note

I don't think this actually qualifies as a poem. I simply asked myself the question and my OCD compelled me to count the syllables... which just happened to fit a haiku. (This raises some serious questions about what's going on in my head, but that is neither here nor there...) Just thought I'd share it because I think it's an interesting question.

Reviews

[Robert Francis Callaci]

More like a koan than a haiku- very zen- the answer to your question- yes- you can be a sell out even if you don't care- When you sell out- if effects others in the process-maybe to people you care about-ripple effects- everything we do has consequences -not caring is another word for disconnection- So you see this is more like a koan then a haiku-but either way it's a good short piece.


my warmest
bob

[Mason Vail]

Isn't the whole meaning of "selling out" about compromising one's previously held standards or beliefs? From the persepective of an outside observer, someone might appear to have sold out, but isn't that only because the observer is projecting their own standards onto the other person?

[Kathryn Star, Shine!]

Actually, it's a short stanza, you could write more but it offers a question, which gives it power. The power to wonder... Does a tree make a sound, if no one is around... that is the type of metaphor, the way you wrote this into a question, which I don't think anybody can answer. Great write! ks

[Jenny-Jen-Jen]

It may be short, but it forces the question into others' heads. It's a good question, a nice haiku.

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Words of wisdom! While not a haiku in the traditional sense, it can pass as such because it adheres to the syllabic requirement of 5/7/5.

Sal

[Lady leah]

People sell out n just settle all the time for the lesser rather then whats best.