Invasion

When I was a lad and turned on the TV,
was shows like Creature Feature that frighten me.
Vampires, mummies, aliens, werewolves and ghosts,
were the monsters that always scared me the most.

But these days it's the news that keeps me awake,
cause sometimes it's hard to tell the real from fake.
My smart phone's bombarded by horrific things,
monster that used to only live in my dreams.

Twenty-four hours a day these nightmares grow strong,
and with each passing second my newsfeed is on. 
Saying there's no escape from what's here today,
each one of us is surely going to pay.

Those mutated creatures that we used to see,
we laugh at them now for being so cheesy.
I long for those days and the movies of old,
we killed the monsters by giving them a cold.

Today's monsters are quite another topic,
from huge asteroids to things microscopic.
We can't kill them off with an atomic bomb,
like they did in all them old movies long gone.

I know it's something we don't like to discuss,
because now it's not monsters that’s killing us.
So how will we defeat these creature you shout,
by going to the booth and voting them out.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Flood Avatar
September 23, 2023 at 4:07 PM
I hope you’re right and the booth will do its thing. Alas, I suspect it’s gonna take gallows and guillotines in the streets to rid the world of the ruling rot. A great write, Jerry
Brotherton Avatar
September 24, 2023 at 7:19 PM
It will be a start at least. Thanks for dropping by Terry
Situation Avatar
September 23, 2023 at 3:32 PM
Dude when that music came on on friday nights I got scared. I "ll read the rest now. OK I read it and it's masterful. Sometimes I have to read 10 poems before I get to a good one. But as you know by doing the work You got a good one.
Brotherton Avatar
September 24, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Thank you, TS. I appreciate it. Have a grand day.
M  Avatar
September 23, 2023 at 8:33 AM
Nice one Jerry….spot on my friend! Debx
Brotherton Avatar
September 24, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Thank you my friend.
Fisher Avatar
September 23, 2023 at 7:59 AM
Good one, and when you mentioned Creature Feature, it got even better! I guess after they hyper-inflate the dollar monster to death, people will make good old shows again.
Brotherton Avatar
September 24, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Loved them all. Alfred Hitchcock, Chiller, and Son of Chiller. Don't forget Twighlight Zone. Have a good one David.
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