The World Economy is taking a nose dive,
While most people continue to pretend
as if everything is alright,
The fancy parties are still thriving,
Exotic cars continue arriving,
The guest lists at five star restaurants
continue to grow,
Who are people trying to impress?
Why the elaborate show?
Pretenders continue to make the world a stage,
Eventhough the economy is about to detonate,
What ever happened to brown bag lunches?
Cooking at home to ease financial crunches?
Staycations instead of globe trotting?
The truly rich know how to preserve their farthings,
It's the pretenders that flitter about without any sense of reality,
Ignoring a game of Dominoes as a good time,
Patty and cocoa bread as a good meal deal,
Things don't always have to be expensive
to be genuine or real,
Life is about being yourself and doing the things you feel are right.