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And bumper stickers that show what hypocrites we are.

We have phased ourselves out of thinking
That hello is a common word,
And learned that goodbye is not necessary
Because we all know that we will live to see
Many bleak tomorrows...

But will we?

We have led ourselves and our posterity
To believe that love is something
You have to take for granted, or be eschewed
By our fellow tribesman...
We have taught and been taught
That violence is a good
Way to solve conflicts,
And that when one such conflict arises
It will always be another's fault.

Even when it isn't...

We grew up surrounded by a "new" generation,
A new one for every era,
Doing nothing new
But finding a different way to repeat
Our past.
We grew up with the idea that the only way
To be a trendsetter is to follow someone
Else's lead to fame...

And watch the bridges burn between individuals and individuality.

Do we stop to think, or to feel?
No,
Instead we rush merrily by, all the while
Complaining about the state of the world
In which we live...

The state of the world that we created.

We worry, without actually caring
That all we can do now is regress.

Maybe that would be a good thing...