A Silent Prayer
I watch the news, turned into a reality show
of well-rehearsed melodramas, designed to sell time.
Alternative realities justify hate;
there is blood on our streets!
Politicians grift; everything revolves around
obtaining money and power.
We live in critical times,
our children's futures are in jeopardy!
Today, kids use the internet for companionship;
and friends are replaced by emojis and likes,
lacking any physical interface.
Global warming is absolute;
yet people deny that climate change is real;
and when proven wrong, they defer blame to someone else.
We're addicted to technology; it's the monkey on our backs,
and humanity may be the cost we pay.
We rally to false flags, forming groups of them versus us;
and worshiping the almighty dollar,
we haggle over the price of our souls.
Fearing what the future holds, I offer this silent prayer:
Lord, forgive us in our time of greed. Amen!
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