The Genuine Article

Genuine, that’s me.

An abject failure at all else.

Tried to sell my soul once.

Thought I sold it to the man.

But he conned me into buying it back.

The price was steep.

They say you pay now, or you pay later.

And the installment plan on that balance

It seems never ending.

My wager is that

This label I’m stuck with

Will finally stick.

And one day

Status quo and I,

We’ll have a good laugh

At our failed attempts

To be anything less than real.