Comfort Zones

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Comfort Zones

Inside our squalid homes: a safe
place behind security doors. sheltered
from all we better ignore: the starving,
the homeless, the dying, the poor.
any utopia only makes us scoff. it's all
"OK" as long as all can be turned on and off.
we can relax in our comfort zones
and explore the world with the remote
control. this city breathes death and
disease. a dying bastard on a drip.
part of the myth. they have taken
whatever they could find: knocked
on our doors, or crept inside: replacing
everything with an image of it. who told
you that the streets never sleep? they've
taken everything and sold you ease instead.
now lean back: all you need is
at your fingertips. pale screen shines
down on you. sniggers and takes
you for a fool. tell me what are you gonna do?
suck up the praise. end of a meaningless
day next one will be strictly the same.
plunge in your easy chair: salvation
is just one mouse click away.