Of Course. Yes

I love how decadence is praised,
At such raised marketing levels.

I can understand those disgusted,
And offended by having their values...
Held to untouchable standards,
Disgraced and humiliated...
By an affected younger generation,
Unaware that these conflicting contradictions...
Are not so much hypocrisies,
As much as they are separate ways...
To earn those disgusted a fast buck.
And allow their impressive pretentions to thrive.

'But...
Isn't this hypocritical? '

No.
Not necessarily.
You see...
When obtaining money is involved,
It does not matter how one gets it.
How one charades in the masquerading,
Is more important in appearance...
Than what is in one's mind to go unseen.

'Oh.
So it's all about the image of things?
The physical and not the mental? '

Of course.
Yes.
Don't leave here to trip.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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