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Sunk Cost Fallacy

Was going to call this one "Welcome to the Zombie Apocalypse" but thought that might be a tad overwrought

By Roderick MakimPublished 11 months ago 1 min read
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Photo by Fine Photographics on Unsplash

The big lies

Never die

They only become

Unorthodox

Too many people

Paid too much

Of themselves

To ever truly

Let them go.

_

To let them

Die

As they deserve,

Shambling cadaver ideas

Still spreading infection by

“Just asking questions”.

social commentaryStream of ConsciousnessFree Verse

About the Creator

Roderick Makim

Read one too many adventure stories as a child and decided I'd make that my life.

I grew up on a cattle station in the Australian Outback and decided to spend the rest of my life seeing the rest of the world.

For more: www.roderickmakim.com

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