Modern Loneliness

Dictators, wars, I.T. confusion
Fear makes joy a wild illusion
Incompetence now seems the key
As Common Sense has ceased to be...

Weird money: 'libra' and 'bit coin'
Seem so far-fetched, should I join?
So much that once was real, is fake
Does 'Instagram' new friendships make?

Re politics: don't make me laugh
So much reported now is daft
And the BREXIT saga limps along
A big mistake – or am I wrong?

I-phone, Smart phone, Internet
How far from 'real' life can we get?
Computer screens promote new trends;
Lost in the turmoil - off-line friends...

These lonely souls are everywhere:
Like the old and ill, they crave real care
Ignored, forgotten, not «on line»
Let not the human psyche pine ...

(c) Poet in the woods 2019