Hope Never Rests
While looking for a bridge
to cross over tonight
Connecting time honored values
to internet blight
I thought and I pondered,
as I surfed on the net
But the things that it offers
are sadly abject
Where is the laughter,
the thrill of the chase
Through forest and meadow,
with all of your mates
Gone is the connection,
looking eye into eye
Replaced now with distance,
and its virtual lie
The children are programmed,
their bits and their bytes
With screens the new playgrounds,
their couches—their life
Where all of this leads,
I’m fearful to know
As I look for that bridge,
where our youth can still go
To return from the chaos,
to a welcoming time
Where friendships were made,
in a tree you just climbed
But the harder I search,
the dimmer it gets
Quicksand reinvented,
their souls it collects
Though cards stack against me,
I remain on my quest
The young are still worth it,
—and hope never rests
(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2017)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on July 11, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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