What The Public Wants

There’s not much hard payment

for the giving of words

Unless it’s what the public wants

And what they get

they’re forced to deserve

Reviews

[alesuriko]

Cool. I really liked this one. It expresses the stupidity and greediness within consumerism. People use the public as a manipulative force because humans in large groups are controllable and only a few will step out. But if the public is persuaded into wanting something, they will strive for it with their filthy, greedy little souls until they get it, even if they don't understand what they want or if they don't realize that what they want is harmful or dangerous. Well done.

[Liza]

as i see more and more nonsense of what the public wants...i am quite dissappointed on how nonsensical the public is getting...

[An owl on the moon]

You do share a world of thought in these brief lines... of popularity and parliaments... of the desires given over to public opinion... Excellent insights!

[Sean Allen]

If I am the only person who ever reads a story that I have written and it still brings a tear to my eye after reading it many times, I guess it's ok.

[Truly Ross-Wisehart]

Wow. This is a strong piece of writing. Anything for the public at large, and when they get it...is it ever good enough? Perhaps not, but it IS what they deserve for being so demanding in the first place.

On the flip side, we have the giver of words. His craft dear to him, forced to drone out incessant nonsense because it is what will sell.

Very deep in just five lines. Excellent!

~True