History of Sales

A  L  O  H  A !

In the beginning

was pure barter,

sharing, clan.

The first salesmen

came along,

selling ideas;

Nothing else

needed selling.

" I am chief "

was an early favorite.

" Believe

in my gods."

Was closely related.

 One who is selling

 uses what works.

Any motivator

will do

if it succeeds.

" Convert or die "

worked.

 And any " Facts"

a salesman uses

are just that:

Being used,

pimped-out,

just the way you like

to hear them;

Tilted just so. 

I'm tired of being 

pitched, sold, convinced,

misdirected

by slant.

How about 

Y O U ? 

 So if Honesty sells,

what is it selling?

Perhaps:

" Win - Win " 

&

" Sustainability "

in place of very few

winners-taking-all?

 But the selling

and convincing

rolls, rolls along: 

" Up UP!

with those who fleece

and disrespect us,

 driving us to be wolves

at our neighbors door

and fools

at our own.

 And those with a heart,

a voice,

a talent to help?

Put the blame on THEM!

[Ask Socrates or Jesus]

While shysters laugh

behind golden doors

in their thinning,

artificial

pompadours.

(Yeah; I'm looking at YOU

trump!)

Thanks for listening

to my rant.

We now return you to the world-as-it-is,

already in progress.

Your comments are like drugs to me,

help me out, Man!

                                      Warmly,  cloudia