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Concrete and Televisions

In a world of concrete

and televisions

there is no room

for love and liberty

only hyperspeed delusions

 

Screens project illusions

colorful and negative

****** **** war

pure destruction

revolution

 

Communication boxes

with buttons and blinky lights

musical tones to let you know

that your mother says hello

her voice and face is not enough

 

Letters are overated

conversations are useless

chivalry is ridiculous

and a smile is anything

but friendly

 

Neighbors are irritating

too much or too little

of this

that

or the other thing

 

Knowledge is power

accessible, unclear and confusing

nothing makes any sense

everyone is stupid

but everyone knows everything

 

Convenience

is inconvenient

never good enough

fast enough

or affordable

 

There's internet

for computers, tv and cell phones

books in every format

knowledge through every source

but it's all lies, right?

 

No one knows the truth

no one can believe it

everything is a lie

and everyone is trapped

between televisions and concrete

 

Nature is forgotten

or locked in fences

near park benches

trimmed and controlled

to particuliarities

 

Consummables are consumed

without recognition

of the quantity

or lack thereof

until there is nothing left.

 

Used and abused

people and animals

plants and minerals

oxygen and gas

depleted, destroyed, enslaved

 

There is no room

for love and liberty

in a world ruled

by delusions

created from concrete and televisions

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