Hi,
Something a little more topical this week.
Stuck on the dating treadmill? Made observations on societal change? Relationships in decline. Birth rates in retreat.
Like the almighty Romans
It's the age of the disconnect
Ironically
While desperately searching
For its opposite.
The issue
(in my five years of online dating)
Is the disparity
Between reality and fantasy
Expectations are too high
Based on idealism
And the bulk and ease
Of online matches
(particularly for women and the looker).
In the increasingly rare event
Of a Union
There's a bolt for the horizon
At the first bump.
We once persevered
And in most cases
Sorted it out.
I've sometimes wondered, of course
If this isn't a middle-aged phenomenon
But I hear the twenty-somethings
Encountering the same.
Easy come
Too easy come
Is where we're at
Thus making people
Disposable.
Only the traditional
Are persevering
And procreating
Beyond these falsely led actualities.
I don't see it getting it better
Only morphing into something new
Something already underway
In other spheres too
The decline of the West
As it ideologically
'Exits' itself.
Well said. Yes, it's truly bewildering - the fact that it isn't about age. It's about people of all ages seemingly wanting nothing more than temporal thrills these days.
ReplyDeleteMiss you, friend. I hope you're in good spirits in spite of the madness.
Thank you Robyn. Lovely to hear from you. I'm sorry I havent been by. I'm unable to post comments on your site unless it's on the phone for some reason. I still use laptop mostly. I'll swing by soon. I do see your funny posts.
DeleteYes its been a mad year hasnt it. Hope youre well and safe over there and getting your shots soon.
xo
Seems to work at my work. Perhaps its a setting I have, though can comment on other pages. Weird! Oh well...
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