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Discrepancy
We have walked on the moon
And zoomed into outer space.
Messages travel the world
At a breathtaking pace.
We've landed a rover on Mars
And scoured the depths of the sea,
Snapped close-ups of Pluto
And explored to the nth degree.
We've studied the changing climate,
Prevented many a disease,
And invented artificial
Limbs and hips and knees.
We've made great strides fighting cancer;
New studies are taking root
In the area of quantum physics
And molecular biology to boot.
With all this amazing progress,
We're still miles behind
When it comes to opening
The human heart and mind.
Misinformation takes precedence
Over rational thought;
A large gap separates what
Is remembered from what was taught.
Awareness, compassion, empathy…
Where have they gone?
Distrust, fear, and hatred
Ruthlessly live on.
It's almost as though some governments
Are insidiously in sync
At being flagrantly negligent
Of encouraging people to think.
More than ever it's crucial
To distinguish truth from lies.
It's incumbent on all of us
To open our resistant eyes.
As to how we treat other people,
Human actions still show
That despite all our advancements,
We have a long ways to go.
(9-13-15)
And zoomed into outer space.
Messages travel the world
At a breathtaking pace.
We've landed a rover on Mars
And scoured the depths of the sea,
Snapped close-ups of Pluto
And explored to the nth degree.
We've studied the changing climate,
Prevented many a disease,
And invented artificial
Limbs and hips and knees.
We've made great strides fighting cancer;
New studies are taking root
In the area of quantum physics
And molecular biology to boot.
With all this amazing progress,
We're still miles behind
When it comes to opening
The human heart and mind.
Misinformation takes precedence
Over rational thought;
A large gap separates what
Is remembered from what was taught.
Awareness, compassion, empathy…
Where have they gone?
Distrust, fear, and hatred
Ruthlessly live on.
It's almost as though some governments
Are insidiously in sync
At being flagrantly negligent
Of encouraging people to think.
More than ever it's crucial
To distinguish truth from lies.
It's incumbent on all of us
To open our resistant eyes.
As to how we treat other people,
Human actions still show
That despite all our advancements,
We have a long ways to go.
(9-13-15)
