Upgrades
Keeping up with the Jones
A long time ago it began
Self motivated it was then
No compulsion from outside.
That very same urge now
Has a new dimension
Stimuli from our inventions
The PC and now the cell
Our constant companions
Aided by Alexa and more.
They remind us all the time
You fail if you don’t upgrade !
The upgrade makers and takers
Have one thing in common
Of encouraging a stagnancy
In the evolution of the essential Man.
Facebook, twitter and instagram
Have replaced living interactions.
User id and passwords
Now dominate all transactions.
Communication is no longer
With our own handwriting
Nor is it with living speech
Emails and texting being the preferred writ.
I wonder what would happen
If half the energy expended
Into upgrades all technical
Be turned towards our behavior?
More time would then be spent
On deliberate thoughts and wishes
In upgrading our nature
To become a better Man.
We would then be living
More in a solid present
Aware that we are only
A part not apart
From the rest of creation.
Petaluma August 2022
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