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The Future
Friday, April 25, 2008 at 11:15PM 
As I look at the tiny, almost celestial formations made by the herbal grains in the bottom of the tea-cup,
I see a cold and steely future.
When I wake to a UsaToday article on Entrepreneurship, I am not filled with hope as I should be.
There will be no alchemy in the future.
There will be no making something out of nothing.
What is, is all that will be.
There will be no genius left to design a dream.
I know you're looking at the neon lights at my window, the blinking hand full of lines,
thinking that I'm beckoning people in, to hear such sadness.
However, the truth in the illustrated lines of the next card speak of greater horrors yet.
The runes don't lie.
We as a species will infect new frontiers, in desperation to survive.
There will be no luck in the roll of a die.
Unfortunately, the burning tower says that we
will face mass genocide
again.
My all seeing eye,
doesn't mean to offend.
It is all very clear since the future will open up ways for orbital travel.
I see a wealthy man in our future, playing judge with gavel.
Despite this costly migration being significantly reduced from its current 1.3 billion dollar price
We will still try to toss the dice.
Still, the poor in this country - the homeless (and by that I mean not only those who sleep on the street, but those who do not own homes, collateral, investments or live paycheck to paycheck and own just one sheet)
Those who do not have access to 100,000 dollars,
by this I mean you and me and even the scholars,
who will remain behind.
And as the financially-able leave in search of their next empyreal city and vanity,
they will be committing yet another crime against humanity.
Sorry to be so full of ice,
but that my friend is the futures price.
So as you hear the doorbell's chime on your way out,
know that I will remain nestled on a planet sowing dreams that possibly will never sprout.
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Reader Comments (10)
Chilling image and prospect.
This is the vision of the future that is all too possible. It's a powerful goad for us to work for a change. It also is a picture of the present time as (for instance) Africans die of thirst or from drinking contaminated water, from hostile slaughter or from starvation as the desert swallows their fields. The gap between the rich and the poor grows daily.
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I love your response...it is dark, the glass is half empty but it is honest, full of truth and it has definitely not been heard yet. but it also reminds me of my aunt evelyn's solution to world hunger...EAT THE RICH! :)
you go girl.. tell it like it is ... i am so sick of the people who think they can save the world one plastic bag at a time....... yeah.. so did the hippies... and if you will notice,, the only thing that made it out of that revolution alive was the drugs... hmmm wonder why???
Hard but so full of truth... does anyone care?
"there will be no alchemy in the future" Phew. That's a hard truth to look at. What's left when that's gone? And thanks for your comments on my blog. Appreciated.
Very powerful and well-written. I love coming here.
so sad that happiness may one day have a price tag....
expressed with genius
whoa! i love it, very chilling but still awesome. also the rhymes are very cool
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