Thursday, February 22, 2024

Ultra processed emotions

 

I am tired and worn out,

Things are out of control,

Ultra processed emotions

Are polluting my soul.

 

Instant reactions appear on the screen,

Appealing shiny images

As sweet as can be.

Wars that kill cleanly

Never wound, madden or maim.

Reliable things and characters

That never ever age

Fresh juicy fruit, straight off the tree

Always appetising,

In the pictures that I see.

I know when I see it,

That I’m being sold a lie

Because that’s not all I eat

In my mainstream media pie.

 

I know when I see it,

That I’m being sold a lie

My reason tells me so,

But even though I try,

Images spark urges

Which I want to satisfy,

And reality can’t match

The barrage of stuff

That I see, hear and watch,

Including the illusion

That I have control.

Ultra processed emotions

Leave a hole in my soul.

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