Automatons Ii Poem by Dorothy Kardas, Psy.D. Th.D.

The radiance of self-sacrificing might,
A non-sexual self-giving
Are - in the main - foreign
In modern living,
Tender their resignation onto soft earth
Of paganized, secularized,
Technologized, vulgarized animation
Life-giving degeneration
Pre-born life objectification...
Depersonalization, to be eliminated!
Fiddled with, engineered
For ill-willed gratification.
Ferocious onslaught on innocent life
Sowing grief, despair, avoidable strife.

The mushrooming perils
Of the liberal-minded,
Claiming all 'truths' are defensible -
Myth of the wits and brains blinded,
Treacherous 'season of unreason'
Epidemic of rust and dust cerebral:
Gibberish - cherished
Peddling lies - nightmarish...
Dig deeper - unredeemed...
Earthly sleeper...

Sightless as nocturnal creatures,
Becalmed in self-indulgent trance
As breathing weaklings' legless dance.
Blind, noetic suicide...
Unmatched giving met by the evil-eyed
Treading into quicksand of anti-morality -
Bloodcurdling casualty...
A horrifying, looming feel
Of Sodom, Gomorrah death-blow deal...

Does not body cry out
As the voice of the heart?
As sure as stars shine,
Today's heart is gravely marred...