If You Slept From 1964 To 2020

People have learned it is okay to be themselves They no longer have to follow their parents or any dogma They can make up their own religion, and no one cares. People watch television twenty-four hours a day now. Children can be disrespectful to their parents, And it is normal. No one says anything until they get So out of hand they have to be jailed, usually about age eighteen When their mamas cannot “save” them from their bad choices any more. We have computers in our houses, and we have something called Internet Which means dictionaries, Thesaurus and world books are out-of-date, not used. No one knows what RSVP means any more. Teachers call in sick now on Mondays. No one keeps a job for twenty-five years; twenty-five months is the norm. We have been to the moon, and we have mooned each other at football games. Women are tattooing their arms, legs, backs, and piercing their navels. Lots of people can work out of their houses and never have to socialize with others. Electronic devices keep us entertained, so we never have to speak to each other. Most people do not cook anymore because we run out to a restaurant all the time. Some families do not even keep food in cupboards; we could eliminate kitchens. We fell into the Twilight Zone in 2020 with a virus called the Corona 19. Schools, restaurants and bars were closed by Marshal law. More on that later.