Whiter teeth fresher breath
fewer bags fewer sags
assorted concoctions
for ways to cheat death.

A lift here a tuck there
a cream that erases
all traces of ages
on everyone’s faces.

To never be happy with life’s imperfections
you’re constantly seeking the next of suggestions
that strip you and rip you of all that you are
leaving no trace of the real you
but a fake avatar.