https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlBIa8z_Mts
It was the pat on the back
The hint of a genesis that inspired
Many to seek success blindly
But crumble in confusion
When rockets flew,
Bombs exploded.
Just another day
Of liars and cheats.
Did they ever contemplate
The magnitude of their actions?
The greed of the few
The sacrifice of so many?
“It will be alright,” they reassured
As beside me the boy died
His life sucked from him
By the new and lethal virus
Once said to be harmless
But allowed to mutate
Like the world around me
Into a monster with an entourage of demons.
Before long we didn’t know up from down.
I’m living in a wasteland
Gone with a bang, never a whimper,
Where jealousy and gluttony
Are a way of life.
Morality is a distant philosophy
Survival of the fittest
Again rules the planet.
There’s no tomorrow
In a grotesque existence
The future is now
And the world we live in
Is shaped by hungry men and women
Caring little for the freakish ones
Left to beg at the edges of our mind.
Written for: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/music-prompt-30-land-of-confusion-by-genesis/
Morpethroad 
Wow Michael! Very powerful!
Thank you Joy, yes sometimes that’s where my mind goes….
Holy Smokes Michael! This is one hell of a powerfully written and thought provoking piece! The entire piece – from start to finish – well – it’s so spot on – each phrase, line, sentence, thought flows like a stream running into a river into the ocean. It’s a brilliant social commentary – and truly deserving of reflection. Brilliant!
Thank you Pat you are very kind😀
I echo the sentiments this is one hell of a smoking piece 😀
Thank you you are very kind