Forgotten But
Not Gone
by Arnie Acker

TV commercials can sure confuse,
I can’t understand their telling,
It’s something that we’re suppose to use,
But I don’t know what they’re selling.

When corporations, big and wide,
Tout their worldly talent range,
You wonder what they have inside
To make their promos sound so strange.

Some ads use bands of dancing boys,
With songs that top the chart,
The music sounds like jungle noise
That makes your eardrums smart.

One sponsor has a goose that yells,
With its audio intense,
You wonder what the heck it sells,
And you feel you’re pretty dense.

It must be that you’re now just kin
Of those young ones in traffic,
The time has come to know you’re in
A forgotten demographic.

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arnacker@jps.net
Oakdale, CA