The Complicated World

The Complicated World The world has become so complicated People never talk to people Electronics do the talking for us Our phones take away private time We are never truly alone Cars tell us where to go And what we should see on the way Newspapers aren’t made of paper Delivered through the air to our screens The same with books Turning the page just isn’t cool anymore 200+ channels to make everyone a star Even if you do not have talent to will be an idol Concerts and sports are televised So you don’t have to leave the house God forbid you gather together with other people The kids are called to dinner by email Bullying doesn’t take place on the schoolyard Even surgeries are done by doctors a thousand miles away Everything is done without seeing the other person When will the day come when things will get worse People will completely forget how to talk to each other It will be hard to remember what another human being looks like Babies will be conceived through a website And even a child’s rattle with be computerized Whatever happened to the good old days When people got to meet other people Eat together or share a beer together Even fight together Without something telling them what to do Or talking for them This world is confusing I pray for a return to the good old days When a calculator was the only computer I owned And I looked people in the eyes and said hello