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Right In Your Face

Seems there's some strange stuff going down The world's not a happy place Very different from just a few decades ago World news wasn't right in our face Since instant communications became available Nothing goes unnoticed anymore Someone sneezes on the other side of the world And the germs soon reach our shore Thought the Internet would be a real good thing Connecting people all around the globe As it turns out the bad news is instantaneous We know if someone in China catches cold There's a good side to this modern technology But there's a not so good side as well The bad news used to take a long time to reach us In our own little world we dwelled So we're forced to hear about all the bad stuff We no longer are able to choose Takes someone with a very strong constitution To survive this age of instant news So which is better, being oblivious to the crap Or hearing it on a daily basis Depresses the hell out of us sensitive souls Hearing it from far away places © Jack Ellison 2014

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Donna Jones

Date: 3/30/2014 10:35:00 PM

Search for the funny and good stories..they're out there too...and I find you when i need a break from the bad news...btw..I think it was 9 earthquakes in our area last night...this is getting nuts.:-) :-) :-) 2 - 4.6s..for Oklahoma..that's weird..and the rest smaller..we are shake rattling and rollin'

Jack Ellison
Date: 3/31/2014 8:40:00 AM

What's with all these earthquakes... is that something recent in your neck of the woods? Stay safe... loving hugs, Jacko XOXOX

Poet Tacito

Date: 3/24/2014 11:54:00 PM

The Information Superhighway needs to be rebuilt with better lanes & less tolls to pay the price. Take that as you will. Awesome job, Jack!

Jack Ellison
Date: 3/25/2014 6:05:00 AM

Can't live without it now... we've been programmed! No turning back but what lies just ahead? Will this old guy's brain be able to handle it! LOL Great to have you back Mr. Eszes!

Matthew Anish

Date: 3/24/2014 1:00:00 PM

You describe the modern information situation very clearly in your work. Keep it up! Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish

Jack Ellison
Date: 3/24/2014 3:18:00 PM

Of course without all this modern technology, we wouldn't be having this conversation and sharing our poetry with people all around the world! Thanks for your good words Matthew! Cheers, Jack

Paul Callus

Date: 3/24/2014 12:14:00 PM

Nowadays we're getting too much of everything...fast speed large dozes. We get so used to it that we are hardly effected by what happens anymore. // paul

Jack Ellison
Date: 3/24/2014 3:15:00 PM

So very true... amazing how we adapt and forget what it was like before!

Carol Eastman

Date: 3/24/2014 9:03:00 AM

Dragon's upset! He's in the news often but it never seems to go anywhere... I told him he's a National Treasure and a darn good secret weapon too... If the news ever truly, got out that he was here... Chaos would ensue. As everyone would try to steal him away from me and from you... Now Dragon likes his Mommy and his family with his penguins too. So he's decided that it's all right if he stays, for now, in the local news.

Jack Ellison
Date: 3/24/2014 3:14:00 PM

Give me the not so good old days! LOL XOXOX