Our World

Our World
What a world we live in.

We live in a world of superficiality,
Of shallowness and triviality;
In an age of cosmetic countenance,
Where first impressions dictate our lives.

We live in a world of revulsion,
Of hatred and spite;
In an age of destruction and death,
Where violence is prevalent and war is the norm.

We live in a world of apathy,
Of detachment and disinterest;
In an age of wanton disregard,
Where everybody stops caring about others, the environment.

We live in a world of seclusion,
Of pampering and luxury,
In an age of overindulgence,
Where we are blind the the rest of the world's needs.

We live in a world of speed,
Of quick-fixes and focused destinations;
In an age of instant gratification,
Where the results, not the process, is important.

We live in a world of deception,
Of white lies and deceit;
In an age of diplomacy and duplicity,
Where a smile is the best disguise you will ever wear.

We live in a world of sensationalism,
Of boasting appearances and hyperbole;
In an age of exaggeration,
Where anything can be made true enough.

We live in a world of competition,
Of cannibalistic canines and the paper-chase;
In an age of rat racing,
Where diplomas maketh the man.

We live in a world of materialism,
Of eternal greed and the root of all evil;
In an age of economics being the backbone of our society,
Where even time is money.

We live in a world of practicality,
Of pragmatism and monochromatic rainbows;
In an age of stifled creativity,
Where there's nothing the world loves more than the taste of really sweet dreams.

We live in a world of insignificance,
Of individual unimportance and statistical negligibility;
In an age of infinitesimal irrelevance,
Where one man cannot hope to change the world, let alone the people around him.

What a world we live in.
The Edna Man