In the Cultural Bargain Bin Today, We Have

Life deodorant,

Not the truth,

Simon Cowell’s

Cloven hoof.

Books about

Some tragic life,

Last week’s girlfriend/

Next week’s wife.

Racist jokes

From ITV,

(Autumn Nineteen-

Eighty-Three).

Pirate-copied

Barbie dolls,

Fatalistic

Exit polls.

Teenage games

Of Truth or Dare,

Elton John’s

Bionic hair.

Shark-infested

Legal teams,

This week’s nightmares/

Last week’s dreams.

Answers from

The Great Beyond,

Harry Potter’s

Flaccid wand.

All the tat

You’ll never need,

Last year’s savings/

This week’s greed.

Cauterized

Aesthetic taste?

Welcome to

The Human Waste.

(After Byron Vincent's "Bargain Runt", which you can find in his

book, "Barking Doggerel".)