Present, Future?

And always there will be
the ambitious and aspiring
and " progress,"
technological advancements,
gadgets and doo- dads
to entertain and enthrall...

But, meanwhile
the gap is widening
between the priveledged
and despairing
and this gap is a chasm
- an unfanthomable
abyss.

As society too,
tosses
their silly perks and seductions
at the greedy,
- the lucky ones
those ever willing to grab...

Though actually,
it's one step forward
and two back
it's like the words of the song,
" every form of refuge
has its price..."
while here,
with amenities,
living comfortably
the young are still dazzled
by fashion and pop culture-
their days spent
attaining more and more...

As Biblical words
are forgotten-
they've become a distant
echo
asking,
admonishing,
" What profit a man
if he gains the whole world,
but loses his own soul?"

And leaders seeking world domination
arrogantly disregard the value
of children's lives...
while the sick languish without healthcare
former workers lose their homes,
even veterans, entire families, join the destitute-
with no where to turn- no help in sight.

And yes, it's dog eat dog
always has been,
as the morals of previous generations
continually erode...
People still say " it's the signs of the times."
growing more jaded,
numbed by the news.
And there will be wars and more wars,
plagues and disasters-
the insanity of a new world-
not brave,
dystopian
that is,
until God's saving grace.