Consumers

Take a moment to take it all in.  Never to think to let it all back out.
Are we just consumers, consumers at heart?
Do we need to buy it all? Take it up as soon as I can? Save a quarter to spend a dollar?
I have this version, I want the next. I have this flavor, now I need the rest. My copy is good but yours is the best.
Where did it start and when does it end? I want this purchase to make me feel whole. The product to fill my soul. I want this all over me, saturate my senses to not feel a thing.
I want to take it all in, take in all that I can hold. Take it in my heart, my soul, my belly, my brain. I'll make my self bloated, stretch until I explode.
I'll consume technology. I'll consume fashion. I'll consume produce. I'll consume all the foods. I'll consume entertainment. I'll consume your loss. I'll consume the love of my kids. I'll consume the pain of my neighbors. I'll consume politics. I'll consume religion. I'll consume your need for me. I'll consume my want for you. I'll consume pleasures of the world. I'll consume my fears. I'll consume all the money you have. And when I'm done I'll consume you.
It all makes me feel good. It makes me feel whole. I need to consume better than you. Harmony is for the weak. I want it, I need it, it fills my soul. I think of it every day.
I'm a consumer and it consumes me.

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