We Live In the Future

We Live In The Future By David N. Donihue You want me more drunk than I’m willing More bothered than is me Throwing punches at preachers post-Xanax spree Yet we live in the future Where peasants turn king The voices of zeros Heard by millions with ease We live in the future No one watches tv Our outer reflects our inners So all poets now rock bling You might catch us all broken Yet we are not what you see Unlike the well-spoken villains Who once ruled the blue-lined sheets We live in the future Where only hearts beat machines Our spirits colliding into dreams we’ve never seen We dance in the wake of depression forgotten Shun brokers of shame Blockades to our peace Our words are still valid, Even when joyous and sweet We live in the future Where only hearts beat machines So please rest assured All poets now rock bling ••• © copyright David Donihue 2023