Whatever Generation: A Collaboration With Michael Stevens

Welcome to the way it is, as you've seen on the tv,
with all this information, covering catastrophe;
too much to wrap our heads around and truly say, "I get it";
so, we choose to say, "whatever", and then we just forget it.

Like, is it really "torture" to hold men and abuse them
or does an enhanced phrasing help us to approve them;
these methods that should break the minds and get us what we need...
We're done making friends, so whatever you say, it's agreed.

Global warming is causing our planet to microwave itself on high
and because of self-centered politicians, it's just left to wither and die.
"Just keep on doing what you're doing, nothing needs to change."
Their failure to see the obvious is criminal, but whatever, the world is strange.

And are there just too many guns out in the USA,
when children grab these shiny toys and find their friends to play,
and crazies, hoodlums, even cops are ready for killing...
Seems like we could solve this, but whatever, we're not willing.
 
We saw that healthcare for the poor was fought against tooth and nail,
by cold hearted people paid by lobbyists who almost got their fail.
Now we just shrug, turn the channel, and say, "What can we do?
Whatever, the system is rigged for the rich, not me and you."

And with so much money wrapped up in corporate markets,
where experts keep finding new ways of lining their pockets,
why should we expect jobs for our youth with their fresh degrees...
Whatever, outsourcing is great for our retirees.

Political gridlock is letting us all fall through the cracks.
While we say whatever, powerful lobbies are distorting the facts.
Rome burns while Nero fiddles, and we, the common man, 
feel powerless to affect or change anything, so nothing does, again.

And so our list of problems grows longer as each day passes.
'What can we do about it?" ask we, the blinders-on masses,
"Are there too many problems, let others worry about them,
just say whatever and move on?" who do we condemn?

Author's Note

Michael Stevens
http://www.writerscafe.org/mike5555

Reviews

[Mitali Shah]

Nice collab Matt comprising the current plague in the society.

[AaronFreitas]

Nice work on this collab... there seems to be an unlimited amount of issues that plague life as we know it. I just watched this documentary called The Human Experiment and it was all about the chemicals that are used in every day supplies, canned food liners, baby bottles and so much more that we don't know and the effects are never tested until activists raise enough hell and money to do so themselves. It's as if once we solve one issue there are ten more waiting to be played with. Nice work!

[mattavelli]

Thanks for your thoughts, Aaron. Seems we've got a lot of problems.

[Valentine]

My late husband was so politically minded I got bored with it. Just give me God's grace. Valentine

[marcus]

Apathy!! The biggest sin of them all!!

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Marcus.

[marcus]

I liked this one!

[mattavelli]

Thanks, check out Michael's writing. Get down past the political stuff. He has some really funny ones.

[marcus]

I like his writing, he's funny!

[Emily]

Great wording!
Well done!!

[andrew mitchell]

A good write on what's going wrong with our so called leaders!

[mattavelli]

Ya, leaders suck! Thanks, Andrew.

[Willard Wells]

Nice job by you both in a depressing and for the most part on point write.

[mattavelli]

Thank you, Willard. Which point do you disagree with?

[Willard Wells]

I don't know that I disagree with any of it, so maybe it was not a good word choice for me. Hahaha or for you. LOL

[mattavelli]

Boo!!
I missed the rebulican debate too. Do you like the Trump?

[Willard Wells]

Dude I just got home from the hospital and surgery on my lip from last years accident so I don't think your going to get much debate from me and politics I am at the point of only generalizing on the whole process.

[mattavelli]

Ooh, what happened to your lip?

[Willard Wells]

This was scar tissue in my lip that had to be removed from the bicycle accident I had a year ago. And removing some glass that was still embedded in my face. Hahaha

[mattavelli]

Ya, you're like the terminator.

[Willard Wells]

I am beginning to feel like the old fading terminator. Too many hard road miles. :)

[dan]

I like the way your viewpoints are clear and unequivocal, never beating around the bush. You two have done a very impressive collaboration and I applaud you for doing so! take care...dan

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Dan.

[Kajal Sharma]

i am so in love with this piece of writing... i love raising voice against the cause that is mostly what i write about....something that moves you so much is called a good writing...your choice of words, title everything was so apt....it was great..!!

[mattavelli]

Thank you, Kajal. :)

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The world's political, financial and social forecasts are definitely not pleasant ones... you have nailed it, Matt and Michael: the "Whatever Generation" is an ever-growing, apathetic beast...well-done, gents!

[mattavelli]

Thanks, FT.