Even Better than the Real Thing

[jisbell00]

Even Better than the Real Thing


I who once featured in a fashion show
have little truck with fashion now. The call
that I should favor Pepsi over Coke,
in drinking, does not pique my interest –
it leaves me cold. My trousers too, have they
grown narrow as they ought? No, they have not.

Or do I say the words you want to hear –
as others do? No, I say other things,
I choose to be old-fashioned. On the shelf
beside the Pepsis sit the Cokes. I find
this as it should be. And my tongue desires
that bit of zest – that hint of difference.

 

[Macavity]

Have you posted a version of this before John? It feels familiar.

[jisbell00]

Hi Phil,

It does feel familiar! I posted a different take on the same question a few months ago. I prefer this version, I am hoping it's more of a poem and less of a lecture than the original. It is in fact a new poem, and I've discarded the old one, for now at least.

Cheers,
John

[CalebPerry]

Interesting poem. I like that it is based in the real world in a mundane situation.

But it needs more reading and I'm off to bed. I'll have more to say later.

[jisbell00]

Good night, Caleb! Sweet dreams!

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

Enjoyed John. I guess my awareness of the history of literary movements, or 'fashions', makes me shrug. So, like you, very much a matter of choice. favour an echo of flavour

[jisbell00]

Thanks Phil! Yes, fashion is a funny thing, and art in its broadest sense is its primary home. The C20th certainly saw its share of fashions. Built-in obsolescence, really.

I like that favor-flavor detail! Unconscious, I think.

Cheers,
John