Sometimes I wonder where society has gone wrong

Are we at the beginning of another great decline? 

Civilization crashing, imploding, while people remain focused on themselves,

Shallow,

Uncaring, unknowing.

Watching the suffering of others from arms length,

As entertainment

Social media makes spectators of us all, 

watching the gladiators 

bleed and die

On the cross of entertainment 

How did we get here? 

Was it only a few years ago 

we swore 

never again?

Only to watch as innocents die in masses around the world, 

Serbia, Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, 

North America, Europe 

We live in a world of immense

wealth and riches,

Enough for everyone,

 if we could rise up past our 

petty day to day concerns,

And cultivate empathy, unity, 

and altruism 

Some truly great things have been done alongside the destruction,

But not enough.

I watch my news feed, 

glazed from the daily bombardment 

of pain, 

and I wonder,

Am I doing enough? Should I do more? Can I do more?

I ponder these things in the late night and early morning hours, 

While I go about my daily routine,

Scrolling past what I don’t 

want to see,

Promising myself 

someday