Idiocracy? .... Poem by Lodigiana Poetess
Idiocracy? ....
O'leary was right- Turn on, tune in and drop out,
Connect, log on, voluntary oblivion.
Eyes unable to resist -constant checking
of phones, social network.
We are slaves to flat screens
that make us
thoughtless,
malliable,
possessed,
sheep....
You read this..are you ‘connected' too?
Our minds and personalities stolen,
tongues silent,
love ties loosened.
Digits frantically active.
If you had to choose
Family - forever?
Or
Devices- never?
Even the slightest hesitation
means we are surely doomed
to be enslaved by unloving masters.
Joining a universe of consciousness sapped
creatures,
addicted to our devices.
Yes. De..vices.
Subliminal slavery, yet
all willingly submitting..
Who owns you?
Do you care?
Or do you just want to gaze, unblinkingly
at a screen feeding you with idiocy?
Without a single shot being fired,
without destructive means,
we have become our Masters toys.
Stay connected and you will become
disconnected.....
And
unable to safely log out
ever...
Great write. Uncanny how Orville's 1984 has come to fruition. Big Brother surely is busy these days. I for one stay only partially connected, refusing to take the bait. Intriguing poem. Much enjoyed someone who shares my opinion about privacy. Keep writing. Thank you.
Thank you so much Chris ‘1984’so sadly prophetic! I miss the sound of conversations and eye to eye contact in restaurants, now all we see are the tops of diners heads bowing to their phones! Ah happy days indeed when connecting with one another was a very different concept –stay well my friend! xx
Yes! The Smart Phones are making mankind behave live robots on earth. Addiction in the highest Level. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Thank you so much for your comments Edward, I genuinely do worry about the up coming generation and their reliance on Smart phones and their disconnection with reality and REAL humanity..xx
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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7/28/2025 5:03:08 AM # 1.0.0
WORRY NOT in our time there was no cell only landline which often worked as morse code we coped today IPAD AND E-PAD AND WHAT NOT THE GUYS MAKE IT Tomorrows generation will also Today there is nothing like DEMOCRACY its all hierarchy still we pull on don't we so be it let newer generations unfurl hy worry and get HIGH BP
Thank you for your wise words..I appreciate your comments