eating anchovies in bed

commercials

and advertising have the opposite

effect on me.

i vow

to never buy that product,

or that car,

or vacation in that

country

that they keep promoting

on tv.

the more someone

insists

that i must do or have

something,

the more i resist.

if someone tells me that i just

have to

go eat at Moe's restaurant

and eat

the fried fish.

i make a mental

note of it to never

go there.

i'd rather eat anchovies

at home

instead.