Shadow Hamilton Poet Verse

Media

Pause a brief moment, stop and think,
now go back in time, back to a time
before cars came along,
back to when you just had radio.

An age when one knew their neighbour
and travel was only as necessary.
The village bobby always knew where to look
and crime was just off the petty kind.

A time without the telly (quite amusing)
when families truly communicated.
No films or programmes putting ideas into heads
increasing the crime rate of much more terrible crimes.

Newspapers telling us what they think we want to hear
intruding into people's private space then,
showing their own distorted view of who we are.
Bringing to our attention all that is happening.

Now we come to the Crux, the heart of things
without these advances, some so miraculous
would we be better off without them?   
I leave you, my reader to decide.

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Suburban Lovechild March 17, 2015 at 10:35 PM Great write. Being in the media industry myself, I wonder the same thing, info overload and all the opt-in breaches of our privacy with social media. Then again, we wouldn't be here sharing all this wonderful work and art. Dilemma... Shadow Hamilton March 18, 2015 at 10:36 AM its the old dilemma of pros and cons Suburban for myself I prefer a simpler time lol hugs

Ravi Sathasivam November 12, 2014 at 2:39 AM Excellent. Knowledge and introspective write. Enjoyed. Tfs

Andrea Dietrich November 11, 2014 at 3:40 PM Excellent question. WE would have people dying sooner from diseases. But at the same time, their lives might be far more meaningful of what they would be living! As much as I hate things like cell phones and TMI on internet, I think I still prefer today's world. I am too busy to be chatting with neighbors and I am a television addict. Me oh my!!!Good poem! Shadow Hamilton November 11, 2014 at 5:20 PM ty Andrea much to be said for both hugs

Brenda Meier-Hans November 11, 2014 at 11:59 AM The good old days were great but....Without modern technology I wouldn't be here writing with so many other talented poets. I might not even be writing if I wasn't being challenged here. I wish there was a middle. One thing is for sure, we spent more time doing things together without children and teenagers completely caught up in some game or chatting like they are hypnotized. Even adults for that matter can't let go of their cell phones. I have a feeling they are missing out of so much. Shadow Hamilton November 11, 2014 at 5:18 PM Ty Brenda I share your sentiments hugs

Jan Allison November 11, 2014 at 11:42 AM - in some ways I would love to go back to earlier times when we had simpler needs and more family time - letters were written rather than e mails and people would communicate verbally other rather than text etc but I would miss stuff like the internet - guess I want the best of both worlds! Hugs Jan x Shadow Hamilton November 11, 2014 at 5:17 PM ty Jan me too hugs