Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Dumbing Down

A fledgling poet,
I learn slowly but surely
to pare down,
to say only what must be said.

In that vein, I search for a word
to summarize the ills of our world.

I find it in menticide,
the systematic undermining
of a person’s beliefs, attitudes, and values.
It comes from the Latin for ‘mind killing’

As Walmart and X Box replace
market and entertainment,
Starbucks and You Tube replace
neighborhood and community,
computer and television replace
conversation and reading,
We become one close-knit world of idiots.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Eb,
The best advice I can give a "fledging poet" is contained here.
Also, I feel I was remiss in not including you among the inaugural recipients of the Manly Blogger Guy Award. I hope you will forgive my oversight and accept the MBGA now.

E. M. Atwater said...

Aww garsh, thanks, Buddy! I'm not sure I'[ve ever done the plunger thing, but I sure like the look! And I am honored and humbled by the MGBA, I'd like to thanks all the little people who...

Unknown said...

You're welcome, and feel free to pass on the MBGA to other bloggers--or not. In the world of the Manly Blogger Guy, we do what we feel like doing, when we feel like doing it, unconstrained by female supervision.