Modern Society Poem by H.M. Gautsch

Everyone knows, everybody is aware,
But still we look away as if we don't care.
The result makes the world impaired.

The media is brainwashing and desensitizing,
Through propaganda and negative news emphasizing.
Modern societies centralizing.

As a human being with a richer mind sense,
Reminisces back to the childhood I took for granted
No smart phones, no cable, limited internet.

CNN's start of 24/7 news binge open the doors of numbing
By dumbing down the audience, in results, unbecoming
In results, the garbage that TV production is dumping.

Welcome to our modern society.

Instead of personal interaction to grow attraction
We rely on social websites to search for satisfaction
In results, complete dissatisfaction.

Too many rely on the world's negativity to increase fear
It provides limitations on the dreams you want to adhere,
But there is so much more than what appears.

No I am not talking twisted conspiracy theories,
Stop trying to be the professional in every surfaced story.
There's more to life than to paranoia and worry.

If you are still human, put yourself in someone else's shoes,
Instead of talking down on someone behind a message board,
Focus a bit more on the knock at your front door.

Welcome to our modern society.

Put the technology down, don't be afraid to disconnect.
Those old classic movies, allow them to resurrect.
Change your state of mind, travel to connect.

Increase your minutes with your sisters and brothers,
Remember what you were taught by your fathers and mothers,
Pay attention to your sons and daughters.

What can you do for the poor, for the Peace Corps,
For the sick, for any progression, for a fellowship restore,
Instead of for a cyber-world war.

Welcome to our modern society.