Friday, March 27, 2015

In defense of "basic"

They suggest the unoriginal,
Unsurprising and tamed.
Branded as un-serious with
Tacit femininity claimed.

They merely like because
And fail to pique the rest.
The music of the crowd coos:
"One mode does it best."

For reasons quite obscure
We ally with consumption.
But make the choice to
Condemn particular gumption.

Implicit in this jest lies
Androgenic confidence.
Is personal value bound by
Cheap cosmetic competence?

Go ahead, quip "basic,"
You're entirely quotidian.
Try harder to be clever,
Your wit exposed is pridian.

We sip homogeneity,
And find the other queer.
Though first judged sardonically,
We gasp and realize: seer.

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