Reading Reviews

Before an online purchase

Often I read the reviews

To gather some opinions on

An object I might choose 

Or a hotel or a restaurant 

To which I plan to go;

There might be helpful info

I would really like to know.

The problem with reviews is that

They’re all composed by those

Who are strangers with a lifestyle

I might very well oppose. 

Of course, the opposite might be

The truth; I must decide

Whether what they’re recommending

Would be worthwhile as a guide.

I still like reading others’ thoughts

On things they have inspected,

Though likely their advice will get

An almost-sale rejected.