The Greatest Failure
Perhaps the greatest failure of all time
occurred in the last 100 years,
with no fanfare or remorse
and little discussion in high places.
The possibility for the human race
to raise itself with better health
and longer life has been squandered,
by destructive behavior and ignorance.
People have fallen into a state,
where false social media posts
and advertisements
change opinions and behavior.
Stupor prevails on couches and chairs,
during long evenings in front of cell phones and TV’s,
full of senseless dialog and flirtation,
with advertising designed to corrupt.
The next day is different for these electronic novitiates,
who eat and buy what they’re told,
without regard for impact on health
or how it affects longevity.
A desire for processed and fast foods
reaches a peak following clever advertisements,
and bodies are assaulted with sugar and chemicals
void of fiber, enzymes and vitamins.
Tobacco, alcohol and other destructive products
fill shopping carts and shorten lives,
while pharmacies pump out high priced counter measures,
in an effort to reverse the tragedy.
Lifespans are shortened by this stupor,
and no one seems to care,
as weight increases and mental health decreases
to the masses sitting in front of screens.
This colossal failure will be recorded
in history books someday.
Children will ask how it happened,
and no one will have an answer.
Copyright © Gerald Greene | Year Posted 2019
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