It seems to me that nowadays
Most of us on most days
Deal with excess in many ways
Shuffling through a meaningless maze
Of stuff- material goods of wide variety,
Information on things affecting our society
Food and wine to challenge sobriety-
Excess everywhere-provoking anxiety..
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While paradoxically, mostly everywhere
There is a shortage of time to spare,
Despite all the goods, to be fair
There isn’t enough money to not care
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So the race continues to acquire
More possessions we seem to require
We have a compulsive need to rise higher
In search of the happiness that we desire
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The mountains of stuff that we accumulate
Adding more constantly to our plate
As collateral damage tend to inflate
Our stresses leading to an unhappy state.
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In theory simple is the solution
Difficult, though, is its execution
Minimalism should be our resolution
It might be the beginning of a revolution
To cut down excess from our lives forever
And indulge in little things that give us pleasure..
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Passion...unbridled 