Poetry Thursday 19 - Soul for a Carrot

 In this time of fast-paced living do you take your time to look ahead carefully?

Soul for a Carrot

 

I bet you were tempted by the carrot,

bright, orange, moist, sweetness dangling

did you stop and don your specs

then look more carefully?

It wasn’t that big,

The colour was okay but are there wrinkles and splits in the skin,

perhaps not as nutrifying

as the vendor says it is.

 

There are a couple of tempting factors,

that still might be quite good

but are they genuine actors

tempting us with dodgy food?

 

Looking more closely the carrot doesn’t benefit all,

maybe the people struggling  

but there’s a trap for regular payers,

into which millions fall.

 

The vendor wants his cash,

wants it in advance,

wants a bit extra in case,

the carrot provides that chance.

 

Vendor gets it directly from you without asking,

the carrot gives him access,

he keeps more than he’s needing,

then refuses to let it go.

 

Don’t sell your soul for a carrot,

it is a vegetable with limited gifts,

seeing in the dark, a sub plot,

there are no true benefits.

© David L Atkinson December 2023

God Bless