Man is Internet (Artificial Light)

The internet is taking over our lives.

Sailing along on edge
Convenience, forgotfulness
Wayward beliefs once simple
A world supposedly, not flat

 

Then, tell me...
Why are we falling
Bruised eyes, off peering
Life, living lies
In this thing called internet

 

Where is hope
Stretched out
In a few ample strokes
What are these answers
Like, Unlike
Are they not, or people

 

Our future screaming
But I can't hear it
What is it saying
Emotionless, eager, finger button beggar
Through every window out
Leering in petrified desire

 

For a moment just look away...
At a stack of books
In the corner decorate
Almost higher
Than a
Inch fifty LCD or Plasma

 

From this...
Are angry shadow ghosts
Childeren fading
Become plastic models
Lose or, die
But hey, It's not you, so it's okay

 

And anyway, it's in the public
Forum "Right?"
You know “Youtube”
Facebook, Twitter minutes to fame

 

Let's just roll ourselves upward
Into a corpse of glamour
Turn up the music
Ever louder
Drown out the evil voices
Dancing naked risqué

 

Sailing off this edge is floating
Within the numb
Bombarded to swallow it all
Red or blue rainbows upon our tongues
A bitter world of pill
Worshiping the drug

 

Or be bulimic
Pretend to have faith
Purge at end of day
Whisper “I'm sorry” forgiveness
Pray, while continue falling
Dream comforts night

 

Then, begin a morning
Off alarms
On Pods,Pads and back
To artificial light

 

One last question
Do you think from where Steve Jobs is at
That he truly cares...
About the newest Apple app

 

Or does he laugh
Knowing only we can create
The world which surrounds us
Be it round or be it flat
And still it keeps spinning

Reviews

[Belle]

Steve Jobs from the very beginning knew all about this will happen. Just understand the meaning of the logo he created: an apple partly bitten. That's it, that symbolizes everything that the hypertext world has to offer.

[Michael G. Smith]

The poem was meant for everyone else to understand. This world is just the surface of an eternal spiritual world underneath. The purpose of the artificial light is to trick the human into believing there is nothing beyond it.

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

"One last question
Do you think from where Steve Jobs is at
That he truly cares...
About the newest Apple app"

Witty, straightforward stanza. And I love the alarming reality depicted in this piece, Mike.
I like this. :)

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, one of those lines that appears from an unconscious mind.

[rutherford]

Interesting dialogue-like delivery. Great to imagine perspective of Steve Jobs.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks Rutherford. I figure when we are in the spirit world we will see insignificant many things are.

[Rita L. Sev]

Love the last two stanzas!
While technology is nice to have, and adds some good things to our lives, it is no substitute for living Life, and thinking our own thoughts...

[Emerald Seas]

Hmm... I see what you mean about our thoughts/words being similar. I have a poem regarding this topic as well. I'm a bit more blunt about it (tis my nature...) but overall the same theme about technology and losing ourselves.
I'm a bit old fashioned... don't hang on the internet. We have a finite number of breaths - I want to actually live them :)

[Michael G. Smith]

I pay bills, do shopping and hang out here mostly. I have all the latest techs, my wife's a Macee(apple). We love to go Rving and hang with our grandchildren. But I rather read hard copy books that read off the internet, seems so cold and I love the smell of paper, especially my old comic books.

[Marie]

THis is progress. Steve Jobs worked for it all his life...I hope it never let him down...

[Michael G. Smith]

Now without him his company is slipping behind Android technology.

[Frieda P]

Why don't you tell us how you really feel Mike? Love a rant within poetry, if not for the internet though, we'd not be able to read your fine words. It's addictive like everything else, too much of a good thing is excess no matter what it is.....you zapped a bit of religion in this one too, who knows what Steve is thinking, maybe he's still creating apps for those in Heaven.

[Michael G. Smith]

My poetry is my forum to educate. I always enjoy your reviews. They make me smile as I feel your feisty spirit within them.

[Frieda P]

Funny, my poetry is more my therapy, ha...that comes through does it? ;-) My pleasure Mike.

[Michael G. Smith]

A mixture. I like to share the knowledge of the spirit world I've learned.

[SyberRose]

I'm a computer person mainly because of poetry.. but not a phone person...or a tv person...
I envy people who have lots of talents ...art and music...not just one...it gives them a break from mundane affairs.
Is there such a thing as family picnics anymore ha..Rose

[Michael G. Smith]

There is. Even though I have all the latest technology I still prefer a walk at night, camping or caving. My six year grandson always comes to my house wanting to play video games and doesn't understand why I won't let him.

[SyberRose]

I understand you are doing what is best for him...my grandkids would hat me if I did that to them haa..but I am a push over with my little grandsons...I let them do whatever they want haa...did you ever see the commercial where the little boy on the computer calls his grandmother in the next room on the phone and tells her to bring him some cookies ha...I can see me in her ha...i laugh at that commercial everytime i see it..they are addicted like i am to poetry...

[Michael G. Smith]

It's more work on my part but he has problem with anger and want to help discover things that will calm his spirit.

[SyberRose]

Thats great...my husband takes ours fishing at the lake down the street though so they do get to get away from the pc for a while and of course they come out of the computer room when they are hungry.

[Joyce S. Greene]

This is a great rant, Michael. Must be Baby Ricochet's poems are rubbing off on you. The internet does seem to have taken over so much of our lives - I know that we both are having eye problems and that makes life more uncomfortable on top of taking up the bulk of our time. Reading a book once in a while is never a bad idea!

[Michael G. Smith]

l love to read hard copy books. I find disturbing to read them on a screen. I don't know this baby ricochet is but i'll check it out. This piece is aimed at those twenty five and under mainly.