Thoughtless

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Thoughtless

Faceless bodies
rushing, pushing
Hurry up and wait
Toying with time
pushing the envelope
knowing it is late
 
Senseless shopping
Gifts of nonsense
Obligated to buy
Traditions upheld
Always been that way
No one knows why
 
Tasteless purchases 
of careless choice
The pressure is on
Anything is better
than nothing
Buy before its gone
 
Windowless world
of the homeless
A far greater need
Ignored, unnoticed
hungry and cold
Someone else can feed
 
Helpless and harmless
Spare a thought 
for those without
The gift of giving
is good for the soul
It’s what it’s all about
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Laura is hosting at D'Verse Poets
tonight and has asked us to consider
when less is more and prompted us with 
using one or more of the following:
ageless ~ boundless ~ breathless ~ careless ~
cloudless ~ colourless ~ faceless ~ fearless ~
feckless ~ flawless ~ formless ~ harmless ~
heedless ~ helpless ~ homeless ~ listless ~
needless ~ restless ~ rootless ~ senseless ~
tasteless ~ weightless ~ windowless ~ wordless

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Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

25 thoughts on “Thoughtless”

    1. Christmas shopping can be a chore for some, that’s all. Perhaps less emphasis on the shopping and more on the giving was my point. I was following the prompt. 🙂

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    1. Thanks Lisa. I just think many lose sight about what is important as they succumb to the pressure of commercialism 😑

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  4. Ugh, you’ve given me the horrors. I hate that push and shove of mindless shopping and the exchange of meaningless bits of crap. You capture it really well, and use all those “less” words beautifully. I stalk the shops at Christmas muttering “mathoms”. And yet I love Christmas, and I love giving.

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    1. Thank you Beckie! I get a little cynical about the shopping part. It’s lost all of its charm 😊😥

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  6. I think you have described “Black Friday” to perfection. The senseless rush to spend, spend, spend followed on 12/26 by return, return, return. The true spirit of Christmas is so often lost, and the homeless are still homeless and the hungry are still hungry. Sad comment on much of modern society. Evocative write!

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