Apr 19, 2016 Free Verse, Original Poetry, The Daily Post

In response to The Daily Post’s Daily Prompt: Fake

Fake-itude!
©April 19th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram

How lovely to see you!
You don’t look a day older
(Despite the wrinkles, that is).
Such gorgeous ladies!
Fabulous beauties, all of you!
(Fabulous is for fifty-year olds!)

Oh, we must meet again, soon!
Where’d you get that dress?
It’s beautiful!  So … colorful!
(I must make a note of it,
So I can avoid it.)

Call me, okay?
It’s been too long!
Will do, surely!
We have to get together!
I’ll call you, okay?
(In your dreams!)

You’re the best!
Isn’t she amazing?
She’s so talented,
So accomplished!
(So full of herself –
Wish she’d stop showing off!)

Hey man, you’ll be missed.
The place won’t be the same.
Let’s have coffee sometime.
Yes, sometime.
(In the next century!)

Let’s play some music sometime
Hang out, chill, you know?
Imbibe some, shoot the breeze,
Like the old days, man!
Sure, man!  I’ll call you.
It’ll be like old times.

And how are you doing today, Miss?
(Like I care – wish you’d all go away!)
What’ll it be?  Mochaccino? With skim?
Perfect!  Nice choice, if I may say so.
No way?  Chai with soy?
My favorite –  you’ve got good taste!!
(If I taste it, I’ll puke –
These millennials are weird!)

Have a lovely day!
(And leave me alone!)
Thank you so much!
I wonder where you come from
India?  How wonderful!
(I hope you’ll go back there –
Stupid people taking over our jobs
Make Amewica gweat again!)

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P.S. I don’t love this poem, but I was hard-pressed to write about fake things.  It’s okay if you hate it.  Just don’t fake it!  🙂

 

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