STUFF

Seemingly unnecessary

Terribly consuming

Ugly and self-absorbing

Fun to buy for whatever reason

Finally forgotten rather quickly

Why is it human beings

Like to purchase so much stuff?

Does it make us feel powerful?

Does it make us feel resourceful?

Certainly such accumulation

Is by no means useful

Neither is it terrible

As I suppose it is self-help

A therapy of sorts

Whereby we congratulate ourselves

Invest or celebrate me for a moment

Move beyond the rat race

To find some peace in a particular place

To develop some pride, save some face

Show ourselves to be owners

Lest we feel and experience some disgrace

You know the feeling

When you compare yourself or your toys

To others be they friends or foes

Such consumption doesn't help you to grow

On the contrary, in fact it diminishes

You as a person and hinders your progression

As you buy, to yourself you often also lie

Telling yourself how this will make you feel better

By morning however

You usually don't feel better

And by the end of the month

You're left with some new bills to pay

If you're strapped financially

This thwarts your ability to play

As monetarily you must make ends meat

Nevertheless the scurry for stuff continues

As you compete with the Jones' family

Try to self-actualize and be all you can be

Do all you can do, buy all you can buy

Incurring increasing debts until you die

Living a life of pointlessly accumulating stuff

Is undoubtedly a deception and foul lie

Therefore next time before you buy

Ask yourself truly what you're seeking and why?