Awakening
It began
as the second decade
of the 21 Century
entered middle age,
an underlying
sense of unease,
change.
New technology
increasingly
altering perceptions.
Reality
not seeming so sure.
Our five senses,
were they enough?
Were they telling
us the whole story,
or was most of it
hidden
from our perceptions?
Increasingly
questions were being asked.
Are we alone?
Do we live in a computer
simulation,
a Matrix?
Is there a Multiverse?
Parallel dimensions?
Quantum mechanics
suggested the underlying
substructure of reality
was just probabilities.
What does that even mean?
Are we bright enough
to ask the right questions?
String theory,
M theory,
the theory of
everything!
What!
The Singularity is near,
post humanism,
immortality.
Will people learn
to live together
or tear each other apart?
Are we on the cusp
of a golden age
or a nightmare?
Utopia or dystopia?
Will we ever know
the truth?
Are we even capable
of
dealing
with the
truth?
Yet to be determined.
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Author:
John Prophet (Pseudonym) (
Online) - Published: August 1st, 2017 20:58
- Category: Reflection
- Views: 29
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Comments4
Wow, that's a lot to contemplate. Excellent write you have here. The potential poems from many different subjects is endless. Thanks for this entry.
Thank you for reading my work and for your kind comment
Great piece
Thank you
filled with everything, cool write my friend.
Hi Kevin,
Thank you for reading my work.
Best Regards
JG
Oh I like this poem-- I too wonder... Well done!
Hi Night Owl,
Thank you for reading my work and for your generous comment
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