They bought items made and shipped from far away and they
saved really big
Their jobs disappeared and others worked as slaves unable to
afford what they made
Her bathrooms were always so clean and shiny and safe
Her antiseptic cleansers biologically selected the strongest
pathogens for survival
He awoke in the Saturday darkness and drove far to the
wilderness
At the trailhead to the lofty summit were already parked
more than 50 cars
His lush green and manicured lawn was the envy of his good
neighbors
It leached precious water loaded with eutrophifying
fertilizer and toxic pesticides
They pointed, clicked and texted their way far out into the
vast reaches of cyberspace
They rejected organized learning and spelling and syntax and
grammar also eluded them
The country saved money eliminating preventative social and
health programs
They ignored that required new jails and emergency services
proved even more expensive
The president emerged, firm in his beliefs, after talks with
his personal savior
The imams were unbending in their narrow interpretations of
their infallible Koran
They had real jobs cutting down trees those foolish tourists
spent money just to see
When they were done there were no longer any jobs because no
more stupid tourists came
They counted on an increasing population to pay the debts of
their wondrous times
Subsequent generations lived in ignorant poverty on a
shattered and overcrowded planet
He enjoyed his pricey morning latte and needed to get out
for lunch in his new car
At 50 his services were no longer required and he realized
he had saved nothing at all
They clamored for freedom and local control of their natural
resources
Outside developers bought them out for pennies and built
empty, gated second homes
They spent trillions building the most powerful military the
world had ever known
Their greatest threat was a scraggly band in sandals that
eluded them for years
They realized they could no longer stay the course
But they knew well that they must never cut and run
Executive perqs and compensation increased some sixteenfold
Meanwhile, real worker spending power declined by nearly 12%
They flocked to their beloved seashore to raise families and
retire in the sand
They drained the wetlands, eroded the beaches and polluted
the ocean with their wastes
She was uninjured after missing the stop sign due to her
kids and her cellphone
But that compact economy car was destroyed - Thank god giant
SUVs are so very safe
He could quote movie stars and commercials as well as a
myriad of sports trivia
As he lay dying he finally realized his own thoughts were
few and unconsidered
The dam provided inexpensive electricity and eliminated the
threat of floods
The rich silt no longer fertilized the valley farms and
fishing livelihoods were lost
The industry advisors spoke with one voice regarding the
country’s energy policy
Their society was left supporting terrorists with every tank
of gas they wasted
She took great care of herself, watched her diet and did not
drink
She died thin and pretty and having not recognized anyone
for more than twenty years
Ancient traditions had sustained their Asian society for
several millennia
In a rush to modernization they lost their culture and
destroyed their environment
Concentrating all week on those two short days off from the
endless work to come
But every weekend was lost just the same in a dusty, noisy,
swirling blur
Always fighting deadlines and following tight and pressured
schedules
They finished way late without any fanfare because, in
reality, no one really cared
Sensing the creator everywhere from all his works so close
at hand
Swallowing dusty scripture without masticating, like little
black pills of literal truth
Springing from the void into mother’s warmth and safety
Ascending
into paradise or maybe just decaying into dust once again
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