I forget who you are
We talk family and friends
Cook and drink and talk again
The climate change disaster
A future for our daughter
She so fair and malleable
Her new awareness palpable
Then the TV is turned on
And the common ground is gone
American sitcoms and reality shows
Are the deadly undertow
They gently lull us to sleep
Then drown us in the deep
That abysmal sea of normality
Sponsored by your favourite companies
Selling you pre-packaged dreams
Of who you think you can be
So do we swim across the current
Or let ourselves be dragged
Out…
to… sea…?
© shaun patrick green 2014
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