Green Is Good

I hate the corporate,
Material world,
Throwing advertisements into the corners of my eyes,
Ardently distracted by all of these booming voices with catchy jingles recommending world views,
Aggressively suggesting lifestyles.

Too fat,
Too feminine,
Too hungry,
Not just for the Big Mac displayed on the screen,
But acceptance.

So, I take a walk outside, fresh air, empty lands,
Filled only with trees, shrubbery, and animals without the chemical need for ecstasy in dazzling entertainment.

Peaceful ones,
I look upon the sunset,
The clouds upon hills,
Green,brown, but of chlorophyll and soil,
Not artificial preservatives,
Hues powered by plastic from oil.

To fight industry,
if not with force
of the mind and
muscle,
To rebel by escaping the noise,
Of discounts, new releases and
bustle.

I would give money for this cause,
If I could make it last,
As long as a cement overpass.

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"How are the numbers looking?"

The taller figure hidden but for his silhouette asked, while staring at the span of wall with screens displaying moving scenery worthy of computer desktops and oil paintings, simultaneously.

"We're making tons", said another man, seated in his swivel chair, scanning the happenings while going through panoplies of statistical imagery.

"This unorthodox, anti-brand veneer really works. Putting in all that money thinking they're preserving what is 'pure'. We scare them with scarcity so that they will always be driven by a sense of urgency. They know too little, but the best consumer is an ignorant consumer".

"What if they stop buying into it? What if they find out?", a nervous quiver in his voice.

"They won't"

There was a long pause, as several of the screens showed groups of people tying themselves to trees and chanting 'SAVE THE TREES FOR OUR CHILDREN'.

"Even if they do, we have other ventures. It won't matter"

The taller figure hidden but for his silhouette walks out of the office, past a plaque on the wall that read in glossy holographic letters:

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