i have seen the future
and it is not so bright
we walk along
in paradise
ignoring the rubbish
at our feet
contemplating only
the latest fantasy
a shiny new thing
the promise of a few hours distraction
from tomorrow’s futile
brutal task
the kids might just look back
in seventy years or so
and wonder why
what were we thinking
we had it all
and now

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