Day 156
What If
Day 156. Wednesday 19th September 2018
Day 156. Wednesday 19th September 2018
What If
What If
© 2018 Steve Cook
What if Facebook and Twitter
What if Facebook and Twitter
Were merely traps
Were merely traps
And time spent on them
And time spent on them
Was of little value
Was of little value
Except to some elite
Except to some elite
Who prefer us off the streets
Who prefer us off the streets
Stuck in corn-and-games distractions
Stuck in corn-and-games distractions
Where chitchat and natter deceive
Where chitchat and natter deceive
With a febrile mimicry of action
With a febrile mimicry of action
Like the twitching limbs of the
Like the twitching limbs of the
Recently deceased,
Recently deceased,
And "meaningful discussion" provides
And "meaningful discussion" provides
An illusion of action
An illusion of action
While the world's heroes
While the world's heroes
Man their keyboards
Man their keyboards
Instead of the barricades?
Instead of the barricades?