TV Commercials
The commercials flash by
In the blink of an eye
But sadly, my brain isn’t gelling.
The lavish production
Escapes my deduction—
I don’t even know what they’re selling.
Pat D’Amico is a former school teacher who lives in Kirkland, Washington. Her verses have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Light, and Lighten Up Online. She contributes regularly to Northwest Prime Time, a newspaper for readers over fifty in the Seattle/Tacoma area.