Mobile Phone Adorns the Hand

They are running from the self
try to satisfy their lives
the meaning that they are seeking,
it rarely arrives

Chasing hedonistic pleasures 
when the answer lies within
Eliminate the anger
a new life will begin

They are flying into Bali
into Africa and Spain
A brief migration round the world 
to ease the wretched pain

Entertainment thrives aplenty
to dull the anxious mind
Find peace and love and harmony
to leave the woes behind

While running on the streets
be it walk or jog
A mobile phone adorns the hand 
to check another blog

There's legal and illegal drugs
bottles of red wine
They shove it down their gullets,
believe it's all benign

The ill begotten habits 
that send them all awry
Does the illness that pervades the human race 
fall out of the sky??!!!!!

What is the final outcome 
of the twisted soul so poor
Direct the populace from joyousness
create another war

A solution that people must pursue
many times a repeat
Find the peace and love and harmony
which persists inside of you
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Bahr Avatar
January 23, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Well said Douglas.
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