The monsters crouch with backs against the walls,
To cast their evil glow into our rooms.
They seek a dark conversion of us all,
To guide us each unknowing to our doom.
The years have seen them grow grotesque in size,
And booming are their screeches, cries, and wails.
They seek to hypnotize and feed us lies,
And mollify us with their tempting tales,
Convince us there is treasure where there’s none,
And pull us from our work and learning quest.
The monsters smile and urge come join the fun,
Turn off our minds and do as they suggest.
But in my monster’s face I dare to scoff.
I pick up the remote and click him off!
I remember TV when it first came out in 1948. There were only two shows on, "Howdy Doody" and "The Ed Sullivan Show" and it was in black and white. Now there are at least 75 channels available and most of them are garbage. To be honest, I rarely watch TV anymore...it's deadening.
ReplyDeleteAnd remember waking up to a test pattern instead of an infomercial at 2:00am? Ah yes, those were the good times:)
ReplyDeleteI think I have 200 channels now, but they can have 190 of 'em back.
Oh gosh, I forgot all about those test patterns.
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