ThoughtSong Intersections

she
fell
for the hype
despite
smug swipes
     at Bumptious and Swagga
 
such lively protestations,
demonstrations:
     truth over trivial
     substance over form
                    advance!
                    authenticity norms
 
fell
 
right
     over
The Package+
smartly
     swathed in
swarthy
swellness;
eyes wide
               opting
          for all that
That+
 
fell, tripped up
not only
     NOT better
but
worse
   by far
               sporting sparse
with eyes
on
The Package+
;
 
who doth protest too much?
why’s the down
               always up?
 
unwrap that and see
ain’t nothing in there for me
 
ain’t
     nothing
in there for me

Truth’s Triviality*
ripe
for the hype
     soul Insecurity
protest that
then come
back