Congratulations you may have already won
More likely by far is you’ve already lost
Time and again you come up a bummer
Why do we waste postage to tell you
The misery you already know
You didn’t get into your safety school
The kid before you broke the piñata
The girl you never liked invited you to her prom
Your parents argued about something
And got you late to the lake
Evelyn and her girl friends were
Packing to leave
Skimpy stringy swim suits
And you hardly saw skin
Wrapped in their towels
They waved as they passed
Why are you so unhappy
You wanted to swim so swim
Somebody has to come in last
All shouting’s long finished
When you cross the line
Your knees hands hurting bloody
From a nasty fall but you were
Already too far back to watch
The interview done you flew home
A week later buzz went around
There were only two one was so-so
The other guy was an incredible schmuck
You knew when your interviewer
Fell asleep as you answered
The news wouldn’t be good
We send out these offers to suck people in
People so desperate to win
Recognition or something
They’ll even subscribe to
Magazines they don’t want
Believing their chances increase
Despite our saying expressly
No purchase needed to enter
In their hearts they know better
So get ready soon
One day they’ll come to your house
With that big fat check balloons and more
TV camera lights blazing
Trumpets in the background
And the whole family will answer
Because they’ll set the deal up
When they call to tell you you won
Wear decent clothes
Fresh paint on your door
Oh you have a paunch
Your wife is a harridan
Your boy and your girl
Have full facial tattoos
Try to smile or maybe
We’ll have to use actors
We’ll shoot it with actors
Here in the studio
See you on Tuesday
Don’t bring the family
c. J.S.Manista, 2015
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