Is there something in the water or air
that's spreading stupidity everywhere?
Children aren't learning their lessons in school,
vying to be the latest TikTok fool.
As a whole, society's devolving:
a worldwide problem, in need of solving.
It seems everyone is glued to their phones:
no individualism; we're mere clones.
The internet has morphed into a cage,
where stifled minds stagnate and disengage.
Hate and bigotry have gained a platform:
outrageous behavior is now the norm.
We're losing our ability to think
for it's much easier to interlink.
We're banning books, and we're ok with that:
letting the net filter what we look at.
If stupidity's something we can't fix:
try throwing common sense into the mix.
There is something wrong with people today:
AI does their thinking; what can I say?
Categories:
devolving, america, anxiety, change, how
Form: Couplet
Tropical summer
a somnolent pond daydreams
in spite of the storm
Tropical bummer
a cool, noisy pool dazzles
in spite of the swarm
Tropical drummer
a quiet puddle dances
in spite of the sloth
----
Teeming surface
a lurking panda daydreams
in spite of the scream
Tortuous swamp
a hot, noisy fly plots
to spit on the snark
Turbulent duet
a flying saxophone schemes
to smite the serpent
----
IN THE StorMy spIt
A LURkiNg pANda DaYdREams
TO KilL the SERpENt
etips eht ta maercs ot
enohpoxas gniylf a no
secnad ylf teiuQ
TROPICAL BOOMER
DANCES ON THE QUIET POOL
TO WRITE A HAIKU
Categories:
devolving, nature, nonsense, summer, surreal,
Form: Haiku
Through the decades, over the years,
Supposed to be most superior in the sphere;
We went backwards, faculty enslaved,
Darwin cries in his grave!
Humans lost humanity,
Animals won the race,
With selfish motives and vanity,
Printed pieces of paper we chase!
Behinde the screens we hide,
Nobody to face;
In judging we take pride,
At the cost of fellow's disgrace!
We swear, we honk, we shout,
Impatient we've turned out!
Loving, sharing, caring, helping,
Seem terms from textbooks;
Educated for earning,
In the mirror, lets have a look!
Beings meant to evolve,
In terms of heart and brain;
For universe's problems to solve,
To feel each other's pain!
Hope to go back to the times sane,
To live with love and harmony, once again!!
3/6/2018
Categories:
devolving, deep, emotions, psychological,
Form: Rhyme
Savage beatings
Not within reason
Rioting police lines
Violence is in season
A city gets divided
Teens called this time
A purge filled with crime
Words by a mayor
Incited Civil unrest
Mass panic attacks
While patience is put
To the ultimate test
Encroachments at its best
Why are we waiting
When even the mayor
Wont stop complaining
National guard called
A state of emergency
An entire city is walled
Are all among the headlines
I can remember when
People used to morn
Whenever someone had died
Where are we going
What are we doing
Such ignorance and
disobedience ensuing
America is losing
This is what happens
When misunderstanding
And lack of knowledge
Meets deliberate provocation
Chaos like thunder
Tearing asunder
Most people in wonder
The others are running
It's Bad timing
And Who's lying
Everyones wrong
When people are dying
Children are crying
Parents subsided
If we can't stand together
Then why bother trying.
Categories:
devolving, america, community, confusion, corruption,
Form: Free verse
I remember the days not so very long ago
When a man was a man above his own ego
When trouble arose he would come a running
Like a knight in armour he'd drop his hunting
The damsel he would rescue, the fiends he would clobber
Make no subconscious mistake he was like no other
Toiling day and night for his family nourished to keep
Seeing the smiles in their eyes was his sole reprieve
Yet the new metrosexual knows no bounds
He simply wants his feelings to be sound
His facials must be updated, his hues must match
And watch out if on his car he finds even a scratch!
I must be honest and this is solely my view
For this new breed of man is devolving 'tis true!
Categories:
devolving, confusion
Form: Sonnet