Illusion and Disillusion
ILLUSION AND DISILLUSION
In a tv show I remember well
Called “Have Gun, Will Travel”
Richard Boone was the good guy hero,
Like Carradine’s Kung fu with Master Po.
In English tv’s “The Equalizer”, we
Had same thing, but with cups of tea.
Dunno if it’s just me or what,
But today kids don’t get to see a plot
Where a thinking non-violent
Guy can fix problems as a knight-errant,
And obey all reasonable laws,
And ask little reward or applause.
Now it’s bling and cash and save your hide:
Our tv shows kids that life’s a free ride.
Gotta be a better way for young minds
To learn to be selfless and kind.
We need a Paladin in each kid’s life
To show how to cope with strife.
Soft-spoken, big-stick kinda guy. . . .
Or did they all lay down and die?
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Entered in Shani Fassbender's Contest
Favorite Television Show/Episode Remembered
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2011
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